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This attitude has killed many in aviation. The aviation industry is so conservative they've resisted electronic fuel injection for decades. Sticking instead wit
by spitfire 14y ago
This attitude has killed many in aviation. The aviation industry is so conservative they've resisted electronic fuel injection for decades. Sticking instead with carburetors which can ice up. and many many people have in fact died from carb icing.
- noonespecial 14y agoMy flight instructor said it best: "At least then we know what killed them". In aviation it seems like its way better to have lots of know risks vs fewer unknown ones. People are desperate for something (or someone) concrete to blame in air mishaps.
- mahyarm 14y agoBut hasn't there been fuel injected engines since the 1960s at least? There are planes like the Beechcraft Musketeer Super III that had a fuel injected Lycoming IO-360 engine for example. I don't know much about motors or aviation to know what the difference would be although. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Musketeer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Musketeer