floater
May 24th 06, 02:00 PM
82UL was developed several years ago, to be easily produced from
automotive fuel. Instead of being produce by only one or two
manufacturers as 100LL is, 82UL could be made by any oil company. This
should make it cheaper to produce. 82UL is NOT a replacement for 100LL.
It is my understanding that about 30% of the general aviation fleet
requires 100LL to prevent detonation, but the other 70% can use 82UL.
With the cost of fuel these days, if 82UL is significantly cheaper than
100LL, it's availability might save general aviation.
With the new various laws requiring ethanol in automotive fuel, it seems
it would be more important than ever that 82UL be produced for the
aviation market.
Yet after all these years 82UL has yet to show up anywhere. What does it
take to get this fuel produced and available to aviators? Does it have
to come from the demand side, by making pilots aware of it's existence,
so they can start to ask for it? Why isn't EAA doing more to see that
this fuel gets produced and made available?
automotive fuel. Instead of being produce by only one or two
manufacturers as 100LL is, 82UL could be made by any oil company. This
should make it cheaper to produce. 82UL is NOT a replacement for 100LL.
It is my understanding that about 30% of the general aviation fleet
requires 100LL to prevent detonation, but the other 70% can use 82UL.
With the cost of fuel these days, if 82UL is significantly cheaper than
100LL, it's availability might save general aviation.
With the new various laws requiring ethanol in automotive fuel, it seems
it would be more important than ever that 82UL be produced for the
aviation market.
Yet after all these years 82UL has yet to show up anywhere. What does it
take to get this fuel produced and available to aviators? Does it have
to come from the demand side, by making pilots aware of it's existence,
so they can start to ask for it? Why isn't EAA doing more to see that
this fuel gets produced and made available?