Timing advance is required because it takes time to burn the air-fuel mixture.
The leaner the air-fuel mixture, the higher the combustion temperature is inside the cylinder.
The power stroke begins after the air-fuel mixture is ignited.
A carburetor is used to provide the air-fuel mixture.
The idea was electronic control of the air-fuel mixture with precision and efficiency.
Normally, the air-fuel mixture in the empty space in the fuel tank changes with the altitude.
This, in turn, ignites the compressed air-fuel mixture within the engine.
When the air is compressed, you get a more powerful explosion from the air-fuel mixture, and more of the fuel gets used.
The cylinder is filled with air or with an air-fuel mixture.
Typically, the more air-fuel mixture an engine burns, the more power it produces.