by Eagle | Apr 19, 2024
While the industry’s goal is that unleaded fuel will not be significantly more expensive than 100LL, it is too early to communicate specific costs. Any slight cost increase may be offset with lower maintenance costs.
by Eagle | Apr 19, 2024
Many aircraft in the current general aviation fleet need 100-octane fuel in order to avoid engine detonation and catastrophic engine failure. Lead has long been used as an additive to boost fuel octane, allowing these aircraft to fly safely. Finding a...
by Eagle | Apr 19, 2024
The effort was launched to help bring about a lead-free aviation future, addressing the need for urgent multi-stakeholder collaboration to eliminate lead from aviation gasoline (avgas). EAGLE is based in part on recommendations in the National Academies of Sciences,...
by Eagle | Apr 19, 2024
Some aircraft can already use the available 94-octane unleaded fuel from Swift Fuels and, in some cases, unleaded automotive fuel of certain octane levels and without ethanol. However, it is the pilot’s and aircraft owner’s responsibility to know if their aircraft has...
by Eagle | Apr 19, 2024
The EAGLE framework encompasses four pillars designed to foster the necessary evaluation, authorization, regulatory, innovation, and infrastructure solution sets to enable the commercial viability of unleaded aviation gasoline needed to facilitate the transition. The...
