• HiddenLayer5@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    Clarification: Only piston aircraft require leaded fuel. Which is unfortunately a pretty big part of the general aviation market, but similarly sized turboprops do also exist (though are more expensive) and it doesn’t apply to modern commercial aviation at all.

    • Fox@pawb.social
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      1 year ago

      Further clarification: Only gasoline powered aircraft without the Auto Fuel STC require leaded fuel.

      Although, there is an initiative underway to fully phase out leaded avgas. G100UL is the FAA approved formulation. Exciting time and long overdue.