Yo, Denny, lighten up Dude, take it easy on yourself, my fellow 'couper! This is April 1st, April Fool's Day, and the high-spirited news writers at AVWeb were just having some fun. Cruel? I don't think it is, unless April Fool's Day itself is considered cruel.
For what it's worth, I was suckered in too, jumping to the conclusion this was a legitimate news item about availability of a new LL fuel I had heard about, until someone on the list pointed out this is an April Fool's joke. I had a good laugh on myself. If some of you on the list don't subscribe to AVWeb and didn't get the April Fool's edition of their weekly e-mail news bulletin and want to see it, let me know and I'll be happy to forward it to you. It's really quite amusing, to me anyway. I laughed out loud several times. However, as we know, one person's meat is another person's poison, especially where humor is concerned, so if you're easily offended you might not want to read it. This e-mail discussion list is a tremendous resource for novice and veteran alike. I sincerely hope neither April Fools jokes nor controversial topics (EOC and the Web, 45-knot x-wind landings, stunt-landing on a moving trailer, et. al) will keep anyone from posting their questions and opinions. Listening to a diverse set of viewpoints is one of the ways I learn best. I enjoy the debate and discussions conducted here very much. best regards to all, Steve Greenhow http://www.realtime.net/~magbo/ ================================= On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Denny wrote: > I guess I really fouled up on this one. It fooled me as it probably was > intended to do. What a cruel trick! > I am reasonably sure that the 82UL has been approved as it was in a > previous Avflash and I have spoken to two different FBOs to ascertain when > and if we can expect the fuel locally. > > Apparently this was a dirty trick by someone and I fell for it. Please > forgive me and I promise never to send anything to coupers digest again, > I'll just follow along and listen to you folks. > > Sorry, > Denny > N93990 > Shawnee, KS > > > > > > > > > > > At 08:33 AM 4/1/99 -0600, you wrote: > > Hey Coupers, > >Have you read this? Pretty Kool, huh? > >This is an exerpt from [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >I hope this is of interest to everyone. It appears to me that we are > >finally going to be able to select proper fuel for our birds. > > Denny > > N93990 > > Shawnee, KS > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Getting Fuelish: FAA Follows Approval Of 82UL With 100LW... > >Aviation fuel may finally get the lead out, thanks to the second > >significant technological advance in a year: a 100LL avgas replacement. > >Earlier this year, an 80-octane avgas replacement -- dubbed 82UL, or > >ultra-low lead -- was announced by the FAA and the petroleum industry. > >However, that fuel is designed only for low-compression engines, with > >comparatively low power for their displacement. Now, thanks to continuing > >research into the technology behind 82UL, those who fly with larger, more > >powerful engines will be able to take advantage of new fuels, also. Dubbed > >100LW -- or 100-octane lightweight -- the immediate advantage to pilots of > >this new fuel over 100LL will be obvious: a substantial increase in payload > >without changes to the airframe or the engine. Other advantages include > >more power at the same fuel flow or less fuel flow for the same power, > >reduced unburned hydrocarbon emissions and cleaner injector nozzles or > >carburetor jets. > > > > >
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