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I think he is talking about GA 100L fuel. Which, as someone stated elsewhere, I think absolutely should be changed to 94UL across the board. I don't believe the
by chaxor 5y ago
I think he is talking about GA 100L fuel.
Which, as someone stated elsewhere, I think absolutely should be changed to 94UL across the board.
I don't believe there is no possible way a small single prop GA plane simply cant run on unleaded gas. That seems eerily close to propaganda from Midgley himself. Some performance alteration without some small changes to the plane? Maybe.
But cataosrophic outcomes even with some small changes? Highly unlikely.
- slownews45 5y agoExactly. The idea that you can't make an engine that runs on unleaded is rediculous. Airliners for example don't use leaded. Yes, planes 50 years ago -> maybe those were designed for leaded. But the idea that we are selling new planes, today, that "only" run on leaded gas is a farce and goes to show how seriously aviation is taking the transition away from leaded gas (which has been delayed as I've said decades). At some point you just lose patience.
- garaetjjte 5y agoI think that's because some GA planes still have engines designed 50+ years ago, like O-360: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_O-360 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_O-360