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The vast majority of the population will never fly in a leaded gas powered plane, so I'd think the harm is much more than the gain. Said in another way, it prob
by fiter 6y ago
The vast majority of the population will never fly in a leaded gas powered plane, so I'd think the harm is much more than the gain. Said in another way, it probably wouldn't take much convincing to get a proposition passed to ban leaded gas for aviation.
- tjohns 6y agoThere's a number of essential services that rely on small aircraft, even if you're not personally flying on them as a passenger. Lab specimens, search and rescue, law enforcement, aerial photography for the "satellite" maps on your phone, power line surveying, transportation to remote parts of the country. Not to mention training for both future airline and military pilots. Just because they're not economical for passenger service, doesn't mean they don't have an important role. And again, I don't think you'll find many people in aviation who wouldn't like to move away from leaded gasoline. They're just waiting for the FAA to certify a replacement.
- dpe82 6y agoOn the other hand, the amount of leaded fuel burned is tiny compared to automotive fuel. Roughly 0.1% of all fuel sold in the United States. Yes it's bad. Yes we need to get away from it. Yes it's being worked on and will happen eventually. Also please at least recognize that it's a hard problem. https://www.flyingmag.com/when-will-we-see-unleaded-av-gas/ https://www.flyingmag.com/when-will-we-see-unleaded-av-gas/