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Abstract

Two-stroke, fuel injected internal combustion engines for unmanned aircraft and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. Engines configured in accordance with embodiments of the disclosure can include, for example, (a) an electronic fuel injection system configured to provide a desired low fuel rate by injecting fuel every nth compression cycle rather than every cycle (so-called “skip-cycle” operation), (b) one or more pressure sensors configured to measure fluctuations in peak crankcase pressure and use such fluctuations to control fuel injection delivery, and (c) a multi-cylinder configuration having a common crankcase with a fuel injection arrangement configured to mitigate or eliminate problems with mixed redistribution.

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First Claim