used in blending avgas is alkylate, which is a mixture of various isooctanes. Some refineries also use reformate. All grades of avgas that meet CAN 2–3[further...
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Aviation fuel (section Avgas)
between avgas and jet fuel beyond clearly marking all containers, vehicles, and piping. The aperture on fuel tanks of aircraft requiring avgas cannot be...
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80/87 avgas, compression ratio 7.00:1. Same as A1A but with fixed-pitch propeller. O-320-A2B 150 hp (112 kW) at 2700 rpm, Minimum fuel grade 80/87 avgas, compression...
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avgas, compression ratio 8.50:1. Same as C2D but with a different cam shaft. HO-360-B1B 180 hp (134 kW) at 2900 rpm, Minimum fuel grade 91/96 avgas,...
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IO-360-A 210 hp (157 kW) at 2800 rpm, Minimum fuel grade 100 or 100LL avgas, compression ratio 8.5:1. Base IO-360 model: a six-cylinder air-cooled,...
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Strathcona Refinery (section Avgas contamination)
sole producer of Avgas in Canada announced that it had notified Transport Canada that it was immediately ceasing all production of AVGas produced at the...
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cars, motorcycles, lawnmowers ...) used by aviators to distinguish it from avgas (aviation gasoline). MOGAS Group, a Ugandan oil company Mogas 90 FC, a Beninese...
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Easter egg (redirect from Kokkina avga)
(also the day of Communion). These ceremonial eggs are known as kokkina avga. They also bake tsoureki for the Easter Sunday feast. Red Easter eggs are...
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shooting: from 230 tonnes in 1990 to 47.5 tonnes in 1995. The usage of lead in Avgas 100LL for general aviation is allowed in the EU as of 2022. In the United...
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Aircraft engine performance (section AVGAS)
volatility needed. If AVGAS fuel is too volatile, it may cause vapour lock and early detonation in the engine cylinder. If the AVGAS is not volatile enough...
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piston-engine powered aircraft (usually a high-octane gasoline known as avgas) has a high volatility to improve its carburetion characteristics and high...
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automotive gasoline, to facilitate exports to areas of the globe where avgas is not available, such as South America and Africa. Cub Crafters said of...
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operations in Europe using 150 RON fuel (100/150 avgas), obtained by adding 2.5 percent aniline to 100-octane avgas. By this time, the Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 was...
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Tachometer Engine controls Carburetor heat Throttle Fuel and induction system Avgas Carburetor Fuel injection Gascolator Inlet manifold Intercooler Pressure...
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Tachometer Engine controls Carburetor heat Throttle Fuel and induction system Avgas Carburetor Fuel injection Gascolator Inlet manifold Intercooler Pressure...
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commonly detected in aircraft fuel tanks that use kerosene-based fuels (not avgas), and laboratory cultures can degrade aluminium. Chemistry portal Aluminium...
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maintenance and fuel consumption. As jet fuel can be easier to obtain than avgas in remote areas, turboprop-powered aircraft like the Cessna Caravan and...
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engines (piston or turbine) burning fossil fuels -- typically gasoline (avgas) or jet fuel. A very few are powered by rocket power, ramjet propulsion...
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relative to the historic levels of lead in pre-regulation Avgas).[citation needed] Refineries blend Avgas with tetraethyllead (TEL) to achieve these high octane...
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In July 1945, the Japanese had 137,800,000 litres (1,156,000 US bbl) of avgas stockpiled for the invasion of Japan. About 72,000,000 litres (604,000 US bbl)...
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weight: 16 kg (35 lb) Fuel type: 90 RON octane unleaded petrol or 100 LL Avgas Oil system: oil mixture lubrication, 25:1 fuel to oil ratio for mineral...
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Center for Environmental Health (section Purses, cola, flame retardants, fracking and avgas (2009-2015))
jets, still run on leaded fuel, known as "avgas". In December 2014, CEH reached legal agreements with 26 avgas providers in California requiring them to...
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Continental O-470-U engine for which AVGAS 100 or 100LL is specified (previous engines were designed for AVGAS 80, formerly called 80/87), a strengthened...
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diesel fuel is not commercially used as aviation fuel. Instead, petrol (Avgas), and jet fuel (e. g. Jet A-1) are used. However, especially in the 1920s...
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ratio of 11:1, and requires 91-octane ("premium") auto gas (100LL leaded avgas can be used, sparingly). The engine differs from previous generation aircraft...
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off the carrier HMS Argus. Soviet Hurricanes were fuelled with 95 octane avgas, not the 100 Octane fuel that the Merlin XX was designed to use.[citation...
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9 in) outboard of the magazines. Shōkaku normally stowed 150,000 gallons of avgas for operational use. Unlike British carriers, whose aviation fuel was stored...
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called "clear" or "white". Aviation gasoline is dyed, both for tax reasons (avgas is typically taxed to support aviation infrastructure) as well as safety...
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weighing up to 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb). The ship had an aviation gasoline (avgas) capacity of 720,000 liters (160,000 imp gal; 190,000 U.S. gal). Because...
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Pacific Theater, required massive quantities of black oil, diesel oil, avgas, and other fuels and lubricants to support American land, sea, and air operations...
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