Fuel injection

Definitions

• A fuel metering system used on some aircraft reciprocating engines in which a constant flow of fuel is fed to injection nozzles in the heads of all cylinders just outside of the intake valve. It differs from sequential fuel injection in which a timed
• A fuel metering system used on some aircraft reciprocating engines in which a constant flow of fuel is fed to injection nozzles in the heads of all cylinders just outside of the intake valve. It differs from sequential fuel injection in which a timed charge of high-pressure fuel is sprayed directly into the combustion chamber of the cylinder.

References

• Airplane Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2021
• Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008