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CAA: GA News, "New 82UL unleaded fuel may also be used under Petersen STC"
Friday, April 28, 2000
New 82UL unleaded fuel may also be used under Petersen STC
GA News
WASHINGTON, DC — The FAA has approved an 82UL unleaded fuel that qualifies
under Petersen Aviation’s and EAA’s supplemental type certificates for using
auto fuel in aircraft engines.
EAA and Petersen have issued separate service bulletins to aircraft owners
who hold the STCs, notifying them of the changes and noting that the
82UL-octane fuel is designed for engines that are rated for 80/87 octane or
lower.
“The new unleaded fuel is part of the effort to remove leaded fuels from
aircraft use, mostly because of environmental reasons,” said Earl Lawrence,
EAA’s vice president of government relations. “Around the world, nations
have banned or are banning the sale of leaded fuels. Therefore, refineries
are eliminating or reducing production of those fuels.”
EAA helped test the new 82UL “so that pilots of smaller aircraft would have
an unleaded option as the fuels are developed,” spokesman Dick Knapinski
said.
Todd Petersen of Petersen Aviation said credit goes to Cessna Aircraft as
“the driving force behind the approval for 82UL.”
EAA’s service bulletin also reminds STC holders that current fueling
placards must be replaced by Aug. 1. Revised placards are available through
EAA (call 920-426-4843) and Petersen (308-832-2050).
The full service bulletins are available at the STC area of the EAA Web site
(eaa.org) and in the Petersen Aviation section of webworksltd.com.
Petersen sold its 30,000th STC last fall.
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