Hey Guys, Last nite a representative from swift fuel did a presentation at our flying club meeting. I wanted to get this out but left my notes at work so I will give some of the basics of things that I didn't know before. The fuel can be bought right now but the price would be about $20/gal The fuel weights 1 pound more than Av gas per gallon The recent report states that it is hard to start in smaller engines, i.e. 0200's The timing will most likely have to be changed and POH books updated still 2 to 3 years away from wide spread use And then their prediction is that the EPA will mandate a termination of the 100ll in some timely manor after that. They will eventually have several higher grades than the original 100SF which is 102 octane Still claim 13% power increase Some carberation changes may have to happen on some engines but nothing suspect at the moment nearly all their resources are being funneled onto the 100SF to bring it to market before moving on to other products It will not have to be separated from other products in the distribution chain like low lead does currently (pipe lines, tanks, trucks) Does not show any signs of accelerated engine wear Does not show any signs of gasket degradation price is vague,and a bit coy, They say their price will continue to come down until they are fully ramped up and remain constant after that while they argue that the price of 100ll would continue to rise. He certainly did not quote a target price and the original figures of 2 to 3 dollars a gallon that were banted around a couple years ago are not mentioned any more. Who knows. He also said that if the FAA tries to make them do 10 or more STC's they would walk away from the market, In their minds they fully believe that the product will perform for the entire small aircraft fleet with few to no modifications and the FAA may be afraid to say that it would work and give them the certification. They have several manufacturing facilities lined up and one major supplier for distribution
I'll check my notes tomorrow and see if there is anything that I missed or miss represented and correct m yself. It was also a pretty good refresher in chemistry and over all a good presentation. Thanks, Joe Horton, Coopersburg, Pa. ____________________________________________________________ Moms Asked to Return to School Grant Funding May Be Available to Those That Qualify. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c901aca4d681bc9113st01duc