Right you are Jim. I just returned from lunch and my flying partner pretty
much said the same thing. There has been a move afoot for years to get the
lead out of Avgas that has been strongly resisted by comercial aviation
because there are so many piston planes that cannot use it or would be
prohibitively expensive to convert.
Charlie
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hi Charlie,
>
> The problem with avgas, which is now produced as 100LL (100 octane low
> lead), is that it still contains a small amount of lead, to provide
> anti-knock features. The lead zealots want "no lead". Several efforts are
> underway to develop no-lead alternatives, but none have been commercially
> produced.
>
> The lead content also provides a headache for the refining companies,
> because they cannot run it through pipelines that are used for other fuels.
>
> Thanks for the kind words about the image.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Geilfuss" <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 9:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: From the Past
>
>
> > Very nice portrait Jim of a great old plane. I would imagine parts would
> > be very difficult to find and expensive. Fuel unavailable? I doubt it.
> > Avgas
> > is expensive but widely available and will likely become more available
> as
> > automobiles start moving away from gasoline to electricity.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Sue Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> So sad. Engine overhauls con be expensive due to lack of parts. Also,
> not
> >> economical as fuel will not be available soon.
> >>
> >> Bill Pearce
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "LUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Cc: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 1:01 PM
> >> Subject: [OM] IMG: From the Past
> >>
> >>
> >> > This proud old DC-3 could tell a lot of stories. Its most recent job
> >> > was
> >> > to carry sky divers, but, after losing an engine, it just sits here
> >> hoping
> >> > for a repair that is too expensive to justify it.
> >> >
> >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/From+the+Past.jpg.html
> >> >
> >> > As always, comments and critiques welcomed.
> >> >
> >> > Jim Nichols
> >> > Tullahoma, TN USA
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