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And as a result most small aircraft engines are naturally aspirated and have carburetors, even though turbo/super charging and fuel injection make even more sen
by dreamcompiler 5y ago
And as a result most small aircraft engines are naturally aspirated and have carburetors, even though turbo/super charging and fuel injection make even more sense in airplanes than they do in cars because of constant ambient pressure changes.
It's hard to find a car with a carburetor these days; fuel injection is ubiquitous and cheap. Not so in airplanes. You can actually find fuel injected and/or turbo airplane engines but they're priced as if they're made of gold, so they're strictly for rich pilots.
GA aircraft electronics are quite modern. But GA engines use 70-year-old technology. It's ridiculous.