>From the U.S.-based AvWeb e-zine: ------------------------------------ ...AND THAT LEADED-FUEL-BURNING ENGINE OF YOURS Depending on whom you talk to, there are only one or two suppliers in the world that produce and ship the tetraethyl lead additive that is blended into 100LL aviation fuel -- and both are overseas. While no one
is raising the red flag about current availability of the product, much of the industry is a bit perturbed that light aircraft are quite possibly the only remaining users -- certainly the largest user group -- still creating a demand for the stuff. This year, a relatively minuscule $400,000 from the FAA's budget will go for research on alternate/replacement fuels, while we all cross our fingers and hope that nothing jeopardizes the supply. --------------------------------------------- Food for thought - at Balaklava we run our winches on the stuff too. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia <Open Windows and let the bugs in> -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
