Category: Engine fuels

Sources of ethanol-free gasoline

by Graham Email

I found a new site PureGas, that purports to list ethanol-free filling stations in the USA. more »

A brief history of jet fuels

by Graham Email

...is contained here. more »

And right on cue, the "new miracle fuel" cavalry shows up (at least that's what the script says)

by Graham Email

A start-up corporation named SwiftFuel claims to have the formula for a new non-petroleum fuel to (presumably) replace 100LL. This is a critique of their announcements on their MySpace page and their web site. Unsurprisingly, many of the reactions are… more »

The composition of 100LL and its cost premium

by Graham Email

If you have any sense of smell, and you fuel both a road car and an airplane which uses 100LL, you soon notice that compared to 100LL, road car fuel stinks to high heaven. Quite simply, it smells "nasty" when compared to 100LL. The reason for this is t… more »

Further information about Ethanol in gasoline

by Graham Email

While surfing the AOPA Forums, I came across a discussion which includes inputs by folks working in and around the petroleum industry. One of the reasons why petroleum companies are adding 10% of ethanol to gasoline, making a fuel known in the industry… more »

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