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 struggled for decades to find a replacement for leaded avgas.
- This failure is primarily due to an exemption allowing the industry to continue using lead, which removes the incentive for change.
- Industry inertia and bureaucratic delays are identified as key factors that have thwarted efforts to eliminate lead from aviation fuel.
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