Stans Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 The EPA pushing for an end to the production and use of 100LL aviation gasoline as the EPA considers any level of lead to be a danger to society. Most vintage reciprocating engines require at least some lead in the fuel to provide for lubrication of the valves and to control combustion and eliminate detonation. Swift Fuels has been developing a replacement fuel that contains no lead. Late last year, they ran a P&W C-series R-2800 at manifold pressure settings that had previously been possible only with 115/145 octane leaded fuel (purple passion), which has not been readily available for at least the past two decades! Anyway, if the Swift 100SF fuel passes all the tests and gets FAA approval I think it will be a tremendous gain for the aviation world. http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-10-27_swift.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 That would be great if it passes all test and gets approved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Probably running french fry oil. Of course, I kid. However, Swift Fuels is a biofuel company, maybe they are making ethanol av gas from corn or peanut oil? I'm no aviation expert, but if this fuel is ethanol based, doesn't ethanol wreak havoc on fuel lines and dissolves the heck out of resin-based gaskets and such? Also, there was something I read about water and ethanol ... like too much water and the ethanol disperses and can't burn. Not to be a downer or anything, but I'm always leery of new fuels / fuel additives. I was in the fuel additive business many moons ago with my father's company and there was so much snake oil in that business, I've become something of a cynic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 You are correct about the properties of ethanol and as far as I know, alcohols in fuel are not allowed for aviation use, so I doubt this stuff is ethanol based. I think it is just an anti-detonation and valve lubricating additive they are blending with unleaded gasoline, sort of like the first lead substitute tried in automotive gasoline, MTBE, which is now being banned due to it's ability to persist in ground water, giving the water an odd taste, it is unknown as to its potential as a carcinogen, but the corn growers and ethanol lobby groups within the U.S. government have persuaded the powers that food is better used in gas tanks than on dinner tables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Helmet Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 When the New and Improved New World Order®'s puppet Obama wins in November, you will no longer be flying "vintage aircraft" of any type. In fact, all aircraft built during the Imperialist era, especially WWII will be destroyed for scrap. Obama will decide what you will eat. Insects should be plentiful. The American "Statue of Liberty" will be razed. It will be replaced with a Mosque. Same with all your buildings in Washington, DC. Your Capital building will be leveled and replaced with a building more to the Emperor's liking. Corn will go to animals only. No Ethanol. All gasoline will come from Middle-East or Venezuelan crude. No more shale oil will be produced in Canada or the US. All the oil will be used to bring China to it's knees financially after the West, Europe and Russia falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 You're just a beacon of sunshine on a cloudy day, now ain't ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadPig94 Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 EPA is a real life troll Citizen: "Yay I bought property for thousands of dollars, wow looks nice I think I'm gonna build a home on it. *some time later* All right it's almost done!" EPA: "Nope *Takes land* " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted July 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 Yep, if there is any water on your property or even if your property is swampy, the EPA can seize it if you attempt to do anything with that property. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2006 that the EPA cannot use the Clean Water Act to do such things, but that ruling has not even slowed the EPA with their land grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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