Illustrated description of "Pacitor" fuel gage developed by Simmonds Aerocessories Ltd, in order to measure contents of fuel tanks of aircraft without use of moving parts, such as floats, in tanks; basic principle employed is to measure capacitance of condensor immersed in fuel as fuel level rises and falls in tank. (see also Aeroplane v 70 n 1814 Mar 1 1946 p 262-3, Engineering v 161 n 4200 July 12 1946 p 31-3)
New fuel gauge for aircraft
Engineer
Engineer ; 181 , n 4703
1946
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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Fibre optic aircraft fuel gauge
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