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The EPA is planning on issuing a proposed endangerment finding for leaded avgas in 2023, and there are already a number of unleaded avgas replacements availabl
by cpncrunch 5y ago
The EPA is planning on issuing a proposed endangerment finding for leaded avgas in 2023, and there are already a number of unleaded avgas replacements available that can be used in the majority of aircraft (other than some high compression engines).
https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/regulations-lead-emissions-aircraft https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engin...
In terms of actual lead, the amount used by aviation is a tiny fraction of that used in cars.