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     1. 03:36 AM - What do you think?  (GOLDPILOT@AOL.COM)
 
 
 
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Time: 03:36:02 AM PST US
From: GOLDPILOT@AOL.COM
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: What do you think?

FAAST Blast =94 Week of  Sept. 19 =93 Sept. 25, 2011 
Biweekly FAA Safety Briefing News Update 

FAA Approves Use of =9CVery Low  Lead=9D Fuel 
In a Special Airworthiness Bulletin issued last  week, the FAA has approved

a new fuel=94100VLL (very low lead)=94for use on aircraft  curr
ently operating 
on 100LL. The approval was the result of collaboration with  industry 
partners on the ASTM International task force that evaluated data  supporti
ng the 
incorporation of grade 100VLL into specification D910. The new  fuel is 
identical to 100LL in all aspects, except that the maximum lead content  is

reduced by about 19 percent. The FAA determined that 100 VLL meets all of t
he  
performance requirements of grades 80, 91, 100, and 100LL and will perform 

identically in existing aircraft and engines. The fuel also has the same 
minimum  octane rating and provides the same level of anti-knock performanc
e as 
100LL and  100 avgas grades. Since the ASTM D910 standard specifies blue 
coloration for  both grade 100VLL avgas and grade 100LL avgas, these fuels

will appear  identical. 
For more information on 100VLL, refer to SAIB NE-11-55 at 
_www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/alerts/SAIB/_ (http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/saf
ety/alerts/SAIB/) 
.  

 

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