Piston Engine Aircraft

  The Diesel Aircraft engines have a lot of mechanical advantages over the gasoline aircraft engines, like the total negation of the electrical ignition trouble. As well as the problem with the interference with communication from radio and freedom from troubles of the carburettor at various altitudes and at sea level, lower exhaust gas temperature permitting the use of an exhaust-driven supercharger, and much more advantageous installation in the aeroplane. All these benefits were at first offset due to the greater specific weight of the Diesel, but at this point, it has been subsequently reduced to almost as much as the gasoline engine. This allows for more benefits in case of full aviation and thus is preferred by  top aircraft engine manufacturers . Ignition Features   In the diesel engine, the fuel is automatically lit by heated air due to a very high temperature in the cylinder is much advantageous. It helps in the elimination of the need for any other electrical ignition e

A piston engine can be described as a device for the conversion of heat energy from a fuel into the mechanical energy with the help of internal combustion. In a  piston engine aircraft , the fuel/air mixture in a piston engine is forced or drawn inside a cylinder, and after compression and ignition, which results into increased temperature and pressure; it acts on a piston and helps in forcing it down inside the cylinder. The aspect when the piston moves from its highest point to its lowest point is referred to as “stroke” which corresponds to one half of a revolution of its crankshaft. One complete cycle is made up of two upward and two downward strokes. The main purpose of each stroke is as follows: ·          Induction Stroke:  When the piston starts its stroke, an inlet valve in the cylinder head opens up, and when it travels towards the bottom of its stroke, the combustible mixture of air and fuel is drawn inside the cylinder. When the piston reaches the end of the stroke, the v