Editing Nitrous oxide engine (section)

==History==
A similar basic technique was used during [[World War II]] by [[Luftwaffe]] aircraft with the [[GM-1]] system to maintain the power output of [[aircraft engine]]s when at high altitude where the air density is lower. Accordingly, it was only used by specialized planes like high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, high-speed bombers and high-altitude interceptors. It was sometimes used with the Luftwaffe's form of [[Water injection (engine)|methanol-water injection]], designated [[MW 50]] (both meant as ''Notleistung'' short-term power boosting measures), to produce substantial increases in performance for fighter aircraft [[War emergency power|over short periods of time]], as with their combined use on the [[Focke-Wulf Ta 152]]H fighter prototypes.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hermann |first=Dietmar |date=1998 |title=Focke-Wulf Ta 152: Der Weg zum Höhenjäger (in German) |location=Oberhaching, Germany |publisher=AVIATIC Verlag GmbH |pages=12, 141 |isbn=3-925505-44-X }}</ref> 

British World War II usage of nitrous oxide injector systems were modifications of [[Rolls-Royce Merlin|Merlin engines]] carried out by the Heston Aircraft Company for use in certain night fighter variants of the [[de Havilland Mosquito]] and photo reconnaissance versions of the [[Supermarine Spitfire]].