From: "wrjjrs@aol.com" <wrjjrs@aol.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Wed, February 9, 2011 10:51:56 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Off Subject
The "swift fuel" promo is all well and good, but what was he FLYING?
Bill Jepson
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From: Kelly Troyer <
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Sent: Wed, Feb 9, 2011 7:03 am
Subject: [FlyRotary] Off Subject
Group,
Off subject but possibly of interest to any of
us that live long enough to see an actual
lo-lead fuel replacement produced and made available !!.............
Officials Verify International Airspeed Record Using Unleaded Avgas
Wed, 09 Feb '11
Record Set September 11th Using High-Octane Sustainable Fuel
The world governing body for air sports and aeronautical world records has confirmed Richard "Smokey" Young set an official international airspeed record on Sept. 11 using an unleaded, sustainable general aviation fuel. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, validated that the flight established a new 100-kilometer closed-course speed record for a piston engine aircraft weighing between 300 and 500 kilograms.
Young flew from the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal, CA, to the Salton Sea and back at an average speed of 242.7 mph using SwiftFuel developed by Swift Enterprises Ltd., a firm
based at the Purdue Research Park. He broke the record of 233 mph set in 2004 with leaded aviation gasoline. "I chose SwiftFuel because it is the only credible renewable, unleaded fuel I have seen," Young said. "As I researched SwiftFuel, I became more convinced that 'green' fuel is the direction general aviation needs to move."
Young, who is an instructor in the Aviation Pilot Training Program at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif., explained how the record flight will impact his race team's future. "This record flight helped verify the performance characteristics of clean-burning Swift 100SF and signals our race team's commitment to exploring eco-friendly alternatives to the current blends of aviation gasoline," Young said. "We hope to continue this program by establishing other speed records and through the exclusive use of biofuel in air show performances."
The record flight was sponsored by Tradition Aviation, which also hosted flight
testing and provided hangar space in their facility at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport. Engine work was performed by Pacific Continental Engines based in Pacoima, CA.
FMI:
www.swiftenterprises.com Kelly Troyer
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