Ron: You have it about right on fuel economy and unfortunately there are to few diesel a/c engines available as they are a challenge for weight reasons. A diesel would be great as you can run #6 fuel oil or "Jet A" in one. That is what the military has done for logistics reasons as all their aircraft and ground vehicles run the same fuel!
Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ron Freiberger wrote: > It takes twice as much ethanol than gasoline to do the same task, and > when they blend 10% ethanol, you're losing 5% in value. > > Ethanol is a big joke, ranking just behind hydrogen as a good idea. > Think about how they make hydrogen. In our imperfect government, > they'll probably use ethanol to fuel that reaction. > > The best fuel for long distance flying is diesel. For a short distance, > the take-off weight is higher. > > Ron and Martha Freiberger > mail to ronandmar...@earthlink.net > > > -----Original Message----- > Pat Driscol said, > > I was watching a film on TV a couple of days ago that showed a Mooney > flying on pure ethynol. I then read an article in the Saint > Paul paper that said that it cost $2.74 per gallon to make ethynol. > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
