• XEAL@lemm.ee
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    But, do that people have light aircrafts or motherfucking Boeings 787?

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      Planes still require leaded gasoline and they are the largest contributor or airborne lead pollution in the US, probably the world.

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        Planes still require leaded gasoline

        No, they don’t. It’s like saying all cars require leaded gasoline. They can work on it, but it’s banned in all countries.

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          Piston driven planes still do use leaded gasoline. There is a very recent push to certify lead free avgas and progress is being made but they’re being a bit opaque and seemingly rushing it which is making a lot of people weary of it.

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          Planes that would land here typically use 100LL which contains lead. (LL stands for Low Lead). It’s not banned for aviation use.

          There has been a push recently to use alternatives which don’t contain lead but most places still have 100LL as it’s a very long process to get things certified for aviation use.

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          All the local small airports in the USA sell 100LL – “One hundred, low lead”.

          Modern small plane engines can run off regular unleaded, but a lot of small planes in the air are “old” and require leaded gas.