From the pages of jetZILLA TM - June 30, 2003 Special Edition - |
CLOSE UP AND PERSONAL This closeup shot of the cut away front end of the Argus shows the back side of the intricate valve plate, which in the Argus is a 'grid' made from a precision casting that is machined to support both the thin spring steel valves and the fuel injectors. Surprisingly, the reed valves themselves are so small and numerous that they can't really be seen in the photo, but three of the injectors are visible protruding from the rear face of the grid. The steel tape Dmitry is using in these pictures is metric, of course - each major division [between red marks] is 1/10 of a metre, or just a hair under 4 inches. Photo provided by, and property of, Dmitry Petrov |