• uis@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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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      1 year ago

      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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      1 year ago

      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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      1 year ago

      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.