Featured Video: Flying Unleaded

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Key Takeaways:

  • A test flight evaluated G100UL unleaded fuel on one engine and 100LL leaded fuel on the other in a Beech C55 Baron.
  • Conducted by Rick Durden for *Aviation Consumer*, the 3.3-hour flight was largely uneventful.
  • The engine operating on G100UL showed slightly better performance compared to the 100LL engine.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQzZHSZYL0g

Aviation Consumer’s Rick Durden logged 3.3 hours on AOPA’s Beech C55 Baron burning G100UL on one engine and 100LL on the other. Other than slightly better performance from the engine on unleaded, it was a non-event. Durden and Aviation Consumer Editor-in-Chief Larry Anglisano debriefed the flight.

Larry Anglisano

Larry Anglisano is the former Editor in Chief of sister publication Aviation Consumer magazine. He's an active land, sea and glider pilot, and has over 30 years experience as an avionics tech.
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