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Rick Volker Airshows To Demo High-Octane Unleaded Fuel Air Shows Flown With Proposed 100LL Drop-In Replacement During
2011 Season

International extreme airshow performer Rick Volker of Rick
Volker Airshows has joined forces with Swift Enterprises to use
Swift's unleaded, high-octane aviation gasoline during the 2011 air
show season. 

Volker will test and demonstrate SwiftFuel (100SF), the
renewable fuel that is an ultra-high-performance, unleaded
replacement for 100LL, in his Sukhoi SU26M. 100SF, developed by
Swift Enterprises, is produced through a process that can begin
with multiple biomass sources and ends with a high-performance
aviation product. "I want to use SwiftFuel to inject some
environmentally responsible awareness and behavior into a
particularly wasteful industry," Volker said. "I wish to
contribute my efforts to those with a vision that will end
dependence on foreign oil."

Volker is well known in the aviation community. His experience
includes unlimited IAC competition in various aircraft, air show
performances, Canadian Heritage Flight team pilot and most recently
his dogfighting displays in exotic warbirds such as a Messerschmitt
Bf109, Spitfire and Hurricane. "There is a difference in testing
fuel during an extreme air show performance compared with standard
general aviation flying. Engines are pushed to fly at the limits of
their durability at air shows, at maximum levels of rpm, CHT, oil
temperature, manifold pressure and gyroscopic forces without regard
to outside air temperature," Volker said. "The penalty of engine
failure is much more severe when an aircraft has an unusual
attitude so close to the ground. Every performer is walking a finer
edge of risk than they would outside the aerobatic box. If there
are ever going to be engine problems, they will happen here. The
crucible of the air show arena is the perfect testing ground for
performance and durability."

During the 2011 air show season, Volker will use the
Swift-fueled Sukhoi SU26M for Unlimited Freestyle aerobatic solos.
He also is excited to premiere in the innovative new motorsport,
the Aerobatic Race Challenge. Volker will compete against well
known performers as they race side-by-side through a challenging
10-maneuver aerobatic sequence. Dates and locations at select air
shows in the Northeast U.S. and Canada will be posted on Volker's
website when confirmed.

Some of the performances include:
1) June 10-12. Bagotville, Quebec, Canada, Volonte de Faire,
Bagotville Airshow
2) July 8-10. Geneseo, N.Y., Geneseo Airshow
3) July 25-31. Oshkosh, Wisc., EAA AirVenture - pending
4) September 4-6. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Canadian International
Air Show
5) September 10-11. Niagara Falls, N.Y., Thunder of Niagara
6) September 17-18. Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, EAA Canadian
Fly-in

Mary-Louise Rusek, president of Swift Enterprises, said the
affiliation with Rick Volker Airshows will benefit both firms. "We
are pleased to work with Rick. He is an excellent pilot, and we
look forward to helping him get the most out of SwiftFuel and his
plane," she said.
FMI: www.swiftenterprises.com, www.rvairshows.com