Hi Ken,
Yes, many of the Lycoming engines and the smaller Continentals have been
certified for use of autogas. The higher HP engines in twins and
high-performance singles are the ones that have problems, along with any of
the older engines that were designed for WWII-era 100 Octane fuel.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: From the Past
>> 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.
>
> Back when my dad had a Cessna 172, we used, 80/87 in it, I think. I
> remember there was a conversion available to be able to run autogas in
> it. We never got around to it because one of the partners managed to
> shorten the plane by a few feet in a crash landing.
>
> AG
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