float-type carburettor

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The Merlin engine of the British fighters had the drawback of being equipped with a float-type carburettor which cut out under negative "g" forces.

Test flying showed this aircraft also suffered engine cut-outs, due to the float-type carburettor of its Nakajima Sakae engine.

The fuel tank may be placed above a float-type carburettor so that gravity is adequate to bring fuel to the carburettor, avoiding the need for a fuel pump.

The Spitfire being tested was hampered through being fitted with an old float-type carburettor: the great majority of Mk IXs were fitted with negative-G carburettors.