AERO ENGINE STOPPAGES
, ICE IN PETROL SYSTEM ' METHOD OF ELIMINATION - (Received November 6. 6.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, Nov. B The report of the Aeronautical Research Committee, just issued, records important resultß from experiments at the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough with regard to the failure of engines in flight due to tlio formation of ice in the carburettor or tho accumulation of air or vapour in the petrol system. It has been v ßhown that ice formation could be eliminated by the addition of a small quantity of alcohol to the ptetrol. Apparatus has been devised which detects the onset of freezing and', supplies alcohol until the ice has been dispersed. The apparatus has given aatisfaction under laboratory tests, and will now bo tried attached to an engine both on tho bench and in flight. /'
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22260, 7 November 1935, Page 14
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136AERO ENGINE STOPPAGES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22260, 7 November 1935, Page 14
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