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If direct injection really was so great for piston aero-engines, the chances are that the Allies would have adopted it immediately post-war when all Axis technology was theirs for the taking. The fact that they didn't do so speaks volumes.
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But engine design was heading towards turboprops in those years (and obviously turbojets), what with the "trent-meteor" hybrid that was instrumental in the development of Rolls-Royce's Dart engines.