Beatrice ‘Tilly’ Shilling was born in 1909 in Hampshire. She became an aeronautical engineer & daredevil motorcycle racer.
In 1936, Shilling joined The Royal Aircraft Establishment. 5 yrs later, she led a team that designed a device to prevent Merlin plane engines from stalling during flight, which helped the Allies win WWII.
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Aircraft engines "stalling" isn't a thing. Wikipedia has a more credible description:
"During the Second World War Shilling designed the RAE-Hobson injection carburettor which overcame the problem of the Rolls-Royce Merlin aeroplane engines losing power during negative-g manoeuvres."
Yes, engines will lose power, or stop, if they don't have any fuel. Fuel supply system systems which rely on gravity tend not to work when gravity is pointing the wrong way, so alternatives are needed for aircraft that don't always want to fly with positive g. Some current aerobatic aircraft have such arrangements for, for example, flying upside down.
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Yes, engines will lose power, or stop, if they don't have any fuel. Fuel supply system systems which rely on gravity tend not to work when gravity is pointing the wrong way, so alternatives are needed for aircraft that don't always want to fly with positive g. Some current aerobatic aircraft have such arrangements for, for example, flying upside down.
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