Swift Fuel has been working on a high octane alternative to 100 low lead aviation fuel since 2006 ... the airplane’s engine will run or the propeller will turn, he said.

Federal officials have tried unsuccessfully to replace the current 100 octane low-lead ... impact on prop lanes, with the goal of introducing a lead-free general aviation fuel in 2018.

[File Photo: Adobe Stock] Some airports now restrict the availability of 100 octane low-lead aviation gasoline—commonly referred to as 100LL avgas—and are mandating unleaded fuel instead.

“There is no such thing as a drop-in unleaded fuel to replace 100 Low Lead,” said Dan Pourreau, business development manager with LyondellBasel Industries. “We thought initially we were ...

US regulators have approved the use of a 100-octane unleaded ... the octane levels would be too low for some engines, and use of a lower-octane fuel than required could lead to engine failure ...

Video shows crew at Loyd's Aviation refueling planes with jet fuel and 100 octane low lead gasoline Leaded fuel emissions contribute to air pollution, threatening public health according to the EPA.

When you're at an airport and see propeller aircraft, you likely think it is powered by a piston engine. This is usually true among smaller planes, like the Cessa 172 Skyhawk and the Piper Archer ...

But residents here, and near the almost 20,000 other general-aviation airports around the country, are now catching wind of a potentially more insidious problem posed by low-flying planes ...

Lead was banished from U.S. gasoline 25 years ago, but it is still found in nearly all avgas, the fuel for many propeller planes. Great Barrington’s small landing strip is the only airport ...

Record-high fuel prices have hammered airlines ... And it's not a regional jet. It has propellers — something she has not seen in decades. "Mostly I remember what other people say: that it's ...