X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail.fdic.gov ([167.176.6.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTPS id 2836122 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:46:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=167.176.6.5; envelope-from=brogers@fdic.gov DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; d=fdic.gov; s=fdic; c=simple/simple; q=dns; t=1207593947; x=1207680347; h=From:Date:Subject:Message-ID:Content-class:Content-Type; b=FIFuAtkuYob+XcjONCn95M8WRWlXOOlpHez5Kv2s1LLCkyRdpsMk56pXzEtVstFXt9Me/hKphinZnn I6LB66SQ== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C898DF.8D831088" Subject: Ethanol in Autogas Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 13:45:30 -0500 Message-ID: <1DFD9547A5A98143B8D5D36B01158B1501866CDF@DALEXC100P.PROD.FDIC.GOV> In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Ethanol in Autogas Thread-Index: AciYQYaxWWOnIu0NSQOchjGl877NTgAnItGw References: From: "Rogers, Bob J." To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Return-Path: BRogers@FDIC.gov X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Apr 2008 18:45:31.0754 (UTC) FILETIME=[8E9864A0:01C898DF] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C898DF.8D831088 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To anyone who has encountered this situation: =20 Ethanol-free autogas is getting more and more difficult to find. For those of you who are already flying your rotary-powered kitplanes, what has been your practice regarding the use of autogas? Has anyone been using fuel that contains ethanol? If so, what percentage? Have you seen any actual damage from use of autogas containing ethanol, or is this just another myth - not applicable to rotary engines? After all, the engines seem to run just fine in cars using ethanol-based autogas. =20 Thanks for your input. =20 Bob J. Rogers 13B powered Mustang II, almost ready to fly ------_=_NextPart_001_01C898DF.8D831088 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

To anyone who has encountered this situation:

 

Ethanol-free autogas is getting = more and more difficult to find.  = For those of you who are already flying your rotary-powered kitplanes, what has = been your practice regarding the use of autogas?  Has anyone been using fuel that contains ethanol?  If so, what percentage?  Have you seen any actual damage = from use of autogas containing ethanol, or is this just another myth - not = applicable to rotary engines?  After all, = the engines seem to run just fine in cars using ethanol-based = autogas.

 

Thanks for your = input.

 

Bob J. = Rogers

13B powered Mustang II, almost = ready to fly

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