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To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Renewable Aviation Fuel
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 23:48:20 +0000
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Kelly Troyer 
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine 
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold 

Cleaning Up Avgas: Company Designs Less-Expensive Alternative Product Conceived 
As Renewable Replacement for 100LL 

A new general aviation 
fuel claiming to be less expensive, fuel-efficient and 
environmentally friendlier than any on the market was unveiled this 
week by Swift Enterprises of West Lafayette, IN. 

Data on Swift Enterprises' 100 percent renewable general 
aviation fuel was presented April 28 at an annual meeting of an 
international committee that oversees aviation fuel standards. 
Unlike current biomass fuels, the product named SwiftFuel, is 
comprised of synthetic hydrocarbons derived from biomass. 
Co-founder John Rusek said it can provide an effective range 
(distance between refueling) greater than petroleum while its 
projected cost is half the current petroleum manufacturing 
cost. 

The fuel created by Swift Enterprises' propulsion and energy 
researchers meets or exceeds the standards for aviation fuel as 
verified by nationally recognized laboratories, said Rusek, a 
professor in Purdue University's School of Astronautics and 
Aeronautics Engineering. 

Swift Enterprises, founded seven years ago at Purdue Research 
Park, is led by Rusek and his wife, Mary, who have been involved in 
the field of energy more than two decades. The meeting was held by 
the Coordinating Research Council of ASTM International in 
Alexandria, Va. ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary 
standards development organizations in the world. 

"Our fuel should not be confused with first-generation bio-fuels 
like E-85, which don't compete well right now with petroleum," 
Rusek said. "For general aviation aircraft, range is paramount. Not 
only can our fuel seamlessly replace the aviation industry's 
standard petroleum fuel, it can outperform it." 

The general aviation 
industry each year uses nearly 570 million gallons of 100LL 
aviation fuel, which contains lead, is becoming increasingly 
expensive and is non-renewable. In contrast, testing has shown 
SwiftFuel is 15 to 20 percent more fuel efficient, has no sulfur 
emissions, requires no stabilizers; has a 30-degree lower freezing 
point, introduces no new carbon emissions, and is lead-free, John 
Rusek said. In addition, he said, the components of this fuel can 
be formulated into a replacement for jet/turbine fuels. 

The aviation industry has been the only form of transportation 
to use leaded fuel (tetraethyl lead) since an Environmental 
Protection Agency ban went into effect 30 years ago. However, that 
lead-free exemption will cease in less than two years. 

"The general aviation industry, both domestic and foreign, is 
demanding a solution to this dilemma," said Mary Rusek, Swift 
Enterprises' president. "Our new, patented technology can provide 
the 1.8 million gallons per day required by the industry in the US 
by utilizing only 5 percent of this country's existing bio-fuel 
plant infrastructure." 

Swift Enterprises officials are in discussions with the Federal 
Aviation Administration, which has initiated a cooperative 
agreement with the company to evaluate the fuel. 
FMI: www.swiftenterprises.com 
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<DIV>Perhaps of interest to the group..........</DIV>
<DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>Kelly Troyer <BR>"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine <BR>"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 <BR>"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold <BR><BR>Cleaning Up Avgas: Company Designs Less-Expensive Alternative Product Conceived <BR>As Renewable Replacement for 100LL <BR><BR>A new general aviation <BR>fuel claiming to be less expensive, fuel-efficient and <BR>environmentally friendlier than any on the market was unveiled this <BR>week by Swift Enterprises of West Lafayette, IN. <BR><BR>Data on Swift Enterprises' 100 percent renewable general <BR>aviation fuel was presented April 28 at an annual meeting of an <BR>international committee that oversees aviation fuel standards. <BR>Unlike current biomass fuels, the product named SwiftFuel, is <BR>comprised of synthetic hydrocarbons derived from biomass. <BR>Co-founder John Rusek said it can provide an effective range <BR>(distance between refueling) greater than petroleum while its <BR>projected cost is half the current petroleu
m manufacturing <BR>cost. <BR><BR>The fuel created by Swift Enterprises' propulsion and energy <BR>researchers meets or exceeds the standards for aviation fuel as <BR>verified by nationally recognized laboratories, said Rusek, a <BR>professor in Purdue University's School of Astronautics and <BR>Aeronautics Engineering. <BR><BR>Swift Enterprises, founded seven years ago at Purdue Research <BR>Park, is led by Rusek and his wife, Mary, who have been involved in <BR>the field of energy more than two decades. The meeting was held by <BR>the Coordinating Research Council of ASTM International in <BR>Alexandria, Va. ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary <BR>standards development organizations in the world. <BR><BR>"Our fuel should not be confused with first-generation bio-fuels <BR>like E-85, which don't compete well right now with petroleum," <BR>Rusek said. "For general aviation aircraft, range is paramount. Not <BR>only can our fuel seamlessly replace the aviation industr
y's <BR>standard petroleum fuel, it can outperform it." <BR><BR>The general aviation <BR>industry each year uses nearly 570 million gallons of 100LL <BR>aviation fuel, which contains lead, is becoming increasingly <BR>expensive and is non-renewable. In contrast, testing has shown <BR>SwiftFuel is 15 to 20 percent more fuel efficient, has no sulfur <BR>emissions, requires no stabilizers; has a 30-degree lower freezing <BR>point, introduces no new carbon emissions, and is lead-free, John <BR>Rusek said. In addition, he said, the components of this fuel can <BR>be formulated into a replacement for jet/turbine fuels. <BR><BR>The aviation industry has been the only form of transportation <BR>to use leaded fuel (tetraethyl lead) since an Environmental <BR>Protection Agency ban went into effect 30 years ago. However, that <BR>lead-free exemption will cease in less than two years. <BR><BR>"The general aviation industry, both domestic and foreign, is <BR>demanding a solution to this dilemma
," said Mary Rusek, Swift <BR>Enterprises' president. "Our new, patented technology can provide <BR>the 1.8 million gallons per day required by the industry in the US <BR>by utilizing only 5 percent of this country's existing bio-fuel <BR>plant infrastructure." <BR><BR>Swift Enterprises officials are in discussions with the Federal <BR>Aviation Administration, which has initiated a cooperative <BR>agreement with the company to evaluate the fuel. <BR>FMI: <A href="http://www.swiftenterprises.com/" target=_blank>www.swiftenterprises.com</A> <BR><BR><BR></DIV>
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