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 successful replacement for leaded avgas.
- A major reason for this failure is an exemption that allows the industry to continue using leaded fuel, removing the imperative for change.
- Efforts to eliminate lead from aviation fuel have been stymied by a combination of industry inertia and bureaucratic foot-dragging.
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