The New 100 Octane: Where Are We With This Huge Change?

Plane & Pilot’s Exclusive Report

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Key Takeaways:

  • A major shift is imminent in aviation as 100LL, the de facto standard leaded fuel, is being discontinued due to EPA regulations on lead.
  • The industry is transitioning to a new unleaded fuel, 100UL, marking one of the biggest changes in aviation fuel in over a century.
  • The article aims to answer critical questions about this future fuel, including its characteristics, manufacturing, distribution, and cost.
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One of the biggest changes to hit aviation in 116 years is at our doorstep, the discontinuation of the de facto aviation standard fuel, 100LL, as the EPA and others draw the line on aviation’s use of lead in our gasoline. But there are many questions? What will this fuel look like? Who will make it? Where will we get it, and . . . how much will it cost? Plane & Pilot’s James Wynbrandt digs down and finds the answers to these and more questions about the fuel of our future.

The 100UL Future

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