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> Many countries permitted leaded gasoline Avgas is still leaded in the US.
by dehrmann 4y ago
> Many countries permitted leaded gasoline
Avgas is still leaded in the US.
- londons_explore 4y agoAnd if I were the president, I would ban avgas tomorrow. The planes can all stay grounded till a replacement is available. The damage caused far outweighs the benefits of using it. Yes, I know ambulance planes probably use it... Yes I know farmers use it for crop dusting. Yes I know some remote alaskan communities rely on flights for supplies. But spreading lead dust throughout the whole nation is worse than not having those things.
- benlivengood 4y ago> Yes I know farmers use it for crop dusting. In this context that takes on a very different meaning. I wonder how much lead is directly from crop dusting. Avgas is ~1g/liter of lead and 100LL is 0.5g/liter. A small plane burns ~50 liters per hour.