FAA Wants All Aircraft Flying On Unleaded Fuel By 2018 366
coondoggie writes "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week put out a call to fuel producers to offer options that would safely let general aviation aircraft stop using leaded fuel by 2018. The FAA says there are approximately 167,000 aircraft in the United States and a total of 230,000 worldwide that rely on the current 100 octane, low lead fuel for safe operation. It is the only remaining transportation fuel in the United States that contains the addition of tetraethyl lead, a toxic substance, to create the very high octane levels needed for high-performance aircraft engines. Operations with inadequate octane can result in engine failures, the FAA noted."
Thanks Slashdot. (Score:5, Funny)
Off to the airport.
Re:Problem is not the technology but antique plane (Score:4, Funny)
They probably won't.
The FAA has a deep and seething contempt towards former military aircraft in private hands... above and beyond their general malicious contempt of aircraft in general in private hands.
Re:Thanks Slashdot. (Score:3, Funny)
Don't present as fact that which you have no clue about.
Welcome to Slashdot. Try the ramen.
Re:Why? (Score:5, Funny)
You must be a young bugger.
The main reason for leaded gas in older cars is for the lubrication that it provides. Running unleaded gas in old VW engines would burn the valves in short order. Lead substitutes do work, but it's an added thing to bother with. Sometimes you can get old heads that have been modified to work with unleaded fuel.
Is an older car worth it? Absolutely! Long after your piece of shit new car packs in it's electronics, my old Land Cruiser will still be going strong. If your POS car is in my way, I'll just roll right over it. And just you try to drive your Fucking Tesla through a four foot deep river crossing.
And just stop it with the 'Think of the Children' argument. Fuck the children.
Fucking Pansy!