Ferris, Richard. [from old catalog] · New York, T. Nelson and sons · leaf 196
a strong electric spark at just the rightmoment to have its force act most advantageously todrive the machinery onward. It is apparent that there are several chances for FLYING MACHINES: MOTORS. 195 failure in this series. The carburetor may not doits part accurately. The mixture of air and… … The Fiat 8-cylinder air-cooled motor, of the V type, made in France. compression of the mixture, the force from the ex-plosion will be greatly reduced, with a correspondingloss of power and speed. Or the electric spark maynot be fat enough—that is, of sufficient volumeand heat to fire the mixture;…
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