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Fuel injection

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  • 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

References

  • Airplane Flying Handbook
    Federal Aviation Administration ยท 2021