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Space Forum / Shuttle / March 2008Aviation Fuel - From Corn? - It's Already Here!
So...... would you fly in an airplane that was powered by an alternative fuel? Alternative fuel technology is growing by leaps and bounds and aviation fuel is no exception. Several companies and universities across the world are experimenting with and developing alternative fuel for the aviation market, age-85 being the one of choice (for now anyway). So what is AGE-85 (Aviation Grade Ethanol)? AGE-85 (Aviation Grade Ethanol) is a high-performance fuel that can be used in any piston type engine aircraft. It contains 85% ethanol, along with light hydrocarbons and biodiesel fuel. AGE-85 is specifically blended for cold starting and a good mixture balance. AGE-85 is unleaded, burns cleaner, has lower exhaust emissions and is more friendly to the environment than more traditional aviation fuels. The ethanol in AGE-85 prevents carburetor and fuel line icing, and provides an excellent high octane rating required for aviation engines. So what are the benefits of Age-85 as an aviation fuel alternative?... http://groups.google.com/group/waterforfueld > So...... would you fly in an airplane that was powered by an > alternative fuel? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > http://groups.google.com/group/waterforfueld Most, if not all, piston engine aircraft in use worldwide, cannot tolerate alcohol in the fuel system. Tank liners, sealers, and gaskets in the fuel system are not compatible with Ethanol. In addition, every performance chart including take-off distance, range, and useful load must be re-written for the lost performance due to Ethanol use. Gross weights and climb performance will dictate the use of alternate departures. To say that "AGE-85 (Aviation Grade Ethanol) is a high-performance fuel that can be used in any piston type engine aircraft." is naive in the extreme. Al G Al G wrote: > To say that "AGE-85 (Aviation Grade Ethanol) is a high-performance fuel > that can be used in any piston type engine aircraft." is naive in the > extreme. Besides... is it really smart to start burning our food supply? I mean, at this rate, anything that is based on corn will have prices skyrocket (pun intended) as farmers figure out that they can make more by selling to the ethanol makers than they could sell it for feed/flour. But I digress... and what does this have to do with the Shuttle anyway? Are we going to paint the external tank like a corn cob and fill it with E85? Wouldn't range be reduced by 30%? Running out of gas is in the mind of every cross-country flyer. Il mittente di questo messaggio|The sender address of this non corrisponde ad un utente |message is not related to a real reale ma all'indirizzo fittizio|person but to a fake address of an di un sistema anonimizzatore |anonymous system Per maggiori informazioni |For more info https://www.mixmaster.it |
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