For decades, the general aviation industry has struggled with finding a replacement for leaded avgas without success. The biggest driver of this failure is that there’s no reason to do so because the industry has been given an exemption to continue using lead. In this two-part series, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli explains how industry inertia and bureaucratic foot dragging killed efforts to eliminate lead from aviation fuel. See Part 2 here.
The Long, Twisted And Slightly Ridiculous Story Of Avgas (Part 1)
Key Takeaways:
- The general aviation industry has decades-long struggled to find a replacement for leaded aviation fuel.
- This failure is largely due to an existing exemption that permits the continued use of leaded avgas, removing the incentive for change.
- Efforts to eliminate lead from aviation fuel have been undermined by industry inertia and bureaucratic delays.
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