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Aviation Gasoline: Issues and Answers
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There is a strong trend in the petroleum industry toward the restricted availability and potential elimination of grade 80 aviation gasoline. Users often have no recourse but to use higher grade avgas. The primary impact of using higher leaded avgas in engines designed for grade 80 is economic: higher maintenance and operating costs for users. However, safety records indicate a number of accidents involving aircraft fueled with auto gas or misfueled with jet fuel. This paper reviews ongoing government and industry efforts to reduce or prevent such accidents.
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Zook, C., "Aviation Gasoline: Issues and Answers," SAE Technical Paper 830705, 1983, https://doi.org/10.4271/830705.Also In
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- An earlier version of this paper briefly outlined the first three options. Since that time several programs have been initiated. This discussion is based on the minutes of the American Petroleum Institute (API)/GAMA Aircraft Misfueling Task Force Meeting 1982