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I had a low hours Piper Chieftain ferried to Australia from the UK about eight years ago. Availability of Avgas was the major limiting enroute factor. I have so
by phillc73 8y ago
I had a low hours Piper Chieftain ferried to Australia from the UK about eight years ago. Availability of Avgas was the major limiting enroute factor. I have some great pictures of the aeroplane being refueled by hand in India - not a hand pump, really by hand. They were emptying 10 litre buckets into a funnel stuck in the wing fuel tank cap.
- jabl 8y agoFrom what I've understood, in many places around the world, Jet A1 is all there is. Some years ago there seemed to be considerable interest in diesel aero engines for small aircraft, but it seems the hoopla has died down somewhat? Or maybe I'm not following it as much as I used to..?
- TylerE 8y agoDiesels are still a thing. Inertia in the GA market is a bitch. ' Diesel does seem to be the way of the future though, since you can run them on jey fuel. Standard avgas is still leaded, which is a big problem.
- hindsightbias 8y agohttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2007/11/-quot-the-quot-way-vs-quot-a-quot-way-japan-v-china-dept/7835/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2007/11/-quot...
- watersb 8y agoThe Year there was no AV gas in Australia...