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Spray created by Jet A fuel injection from a plate containing sharp edged orifice 0.018 inches (457 µm) in diameter and L/D ratio of 10 into the crossflow of preheated air (555 K) at elevated pressure in the test section (5 atm) was compared to that created by a smooth countersunk injector with a L/D ratio of approximately unity under the same flow conditions. The Weber number (We) of the spray and momentum flux ratio (q) of the spray were also investigated with measurements taken at We=500, 1000, and 1500 and q=10, 20, and 40. The smooth countersink design in the second injector is meant to decrease the turbulence within the fuel injection column. A two component Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer was used for measuring the characteristics of the spray along its centerline. Macro images of the spray were also taken for spray trajectory (outer-edge) measurements. It was found that the core of the spray produced by the smooth countersunk injector penetrates further into the test section away from the injector orifice by approximately 2mm. It was seen that large scale turbulent structures on the order of 0.5-1.0 diameters form on the surface of the liquid column using the sharp edged injector while the liquid jet column produced by the smooth injector has smaller surface wave structures that were of the order of 0.2d. The smooth injector also produces droplets with a smaller mean diameter (D10), especially close to the orifice. Meanwhile, droplets from this injector that are close to the wall have a higher average velocity in the direction of fuel injection.