Electronic ignition (EI) systems offer increased reliability and efficiency compared to traditional dual-magneto systems in aircraft piston engines due to fewer moving parts and adaptability to ...

If you're a follower of the "How It Works" series, you've been learning the principles of what makes a car run. You've boned up on the four-stroke cycle, valvetrains, cooling, lubrication, and ...

When you’re trying to learn about older cars, you might as well be signing up for the debate club. Every question, especially when it comes to breaker points, electronic, and multiple spark discharge ...

Corvettes have had electronic ignition systems for over 40 years, starting with the powerful, dependable Delco HEI (high energy ignition) system in 1975 models. Prior to that, nearly all Corvettes, ...

Unlike older vehicles, which needed ignition tune-ups at least once a year, most vehicles on the road today have electronic ignition systems that are built to go for years without the need for them.

A couple of years ago. the folks at Chrysler Corporation introduced a prime example of their "extra care in engineering": a pointless electronic ignition system that ...

The Cessna Skyhawk is designed and produced by Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company. The dual EIS replaces the previous dual magneto ignition system on the Skyhawk, incorporating ...

In this age of electronic fuel injection and ignition it’s hard to believe there are still some running around with a points-trigged ignition system. The concept of breaker-points ignition is all ...

TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Transient Plasma Systems Inc. (TPS), which develops nanosecond pulsed plasma ignition systems to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas ...

Hartzell Engine Tech has acquired E-MAG, the Texas-based manufacturer of electronic ignition systems for aircraft engines. E-MAG designs self-powering electronic ignitions compatible with Lycoming, ...

The industry-leading training aircraft, the Cessna Skyhawk, now features a dual electronic ignition system (dual EIS), enhancing maintenance, efficiency and overall operation of the single-engine, ...