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Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 23:22:07 -0500
From: Jim Sower <canarder@frontiernet.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Mogas issues
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Aaaahh.  Good to hear some well documented science again.  Ed, you
following this?  :o))

echristley@nc.rr.com wrote:

> I was asking someone very knowledgeable in the area
> of epoxy systems about gas tank sealants for
> composite tanks that can stand up to mogas.  His
> response is below, and he brings up some issues that
> I've never considered.  Transport will not be an
> issue for me, but what do those of you who've been
> flying with mogas think about the issue of smell and
> loss of octane?
>
> Could the latter be the reason that Rusty is seeing
> such poor static performance?  The gas has been
> sitting to long and gotten a little rusty?
>
> > Jeffco makes a coating (tank lining system )
> specific for Avgas.  It is
> > used in Lancairs.   I don't know the number so
> you'll have to contact them.
> > Mogas stinks - literally.   You'll have an
> airplane and a hanger that
> > smells like a jet ski .   It makes passengers sick
> real fast.  You will get
> > tired of the transporting hassles too.   I've
> never seen any data on
> > storage stability, but I know the makers never
> plan on it being around much
> > longer that a few days.   If you wind up not
> flying on a regular basis,
> > I'll bet dollars to donuts that it looses octane
> units with time - say 30
> > days or so.
>
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Jim Sower ... Destiny's Plaything
Crossville, TN; Chapter 5
Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T