Compression Ignition Aero Engines: The Characteristics, Present Position, and Future Possibilities of Heavy Oil Engines for Aircraft Propulsion Duties

Abstract

THE possibility of adopting the compression ignition engine for use in aircraft is one which has been exciting great interest ever since the War. The advantages claimed for such an engine for any type of aircraft are:—

Citation

Ricardo, H.R. (1929), "Compression Ignition Aero Engines: The Characteristics, Present Position, and Future Possibilities of Heavy Oil Engines for Aircraft Propulsion Duties", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 83-88. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb029117