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From: "Al Gietzen" <ALVentures@cox.net>
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Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Alternative fuel
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:08:24 -0700
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> The research has proven that ethanol-based avgas not only is a=20
> suitable replacement to 100LL, it is actually a superior fuel.
>
>
My take is that "suitable" and "superior" are weasle words that have no=20
meaning beyond what the user wants them to mean.

My guess is that "suitable" means the plane can get off the ground with=20
it, even if it has to have aerial refuelling at the end of the runway=20
and all the plastic seals in the fuel line are eaten away before it can=20
finish flying the pattern.  "Superior" would mean that they make a=20
little more margin on it than 100LL.  Of course, I could be wrong.

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I'm with Ernest on this one.  I'd bet that the studies were funded by =
ADM,
or some other party with a vested interest in the 'grain to ethanol'
program.  One thing is pretty sure, it is not good news for those of us =
with
epoxy fuel tanks.

Al