Hey Guys,
Last nite a representative from swift fuel did a presentation at our flying
club meeting. I wanted to get this out but left my notes at work so I will give
some of the basics of things that I didn't know before.
The fuel can be bought right now but the price would be about $20/gal
The fuel weights 1 pound more than Av gas per gallon
The recent report states that it is hard to start in smaller engines, i.e.
0200's
The timing will most likely have to be changed and POH books updated
still 2 to 3 years away from wide spread use And then their prediction is that
the EPA will mandate a termination of the 100ll in some timely manor after that.
They will eventually have several higher grades than the original 100SF which
is 102 octane
Still claim 13% power increase
Some carberation changes may have to happen on some engines but nothing suspect
at the moment
nearly all their resources are being funneled onto the 100SF to bring it to
market before moving on to other products
It will not have to be separated from other products in the distribution chain
like low lead does currently (pipe lines, tanks, trucks)
Does not show any signs of accelerated engine wear
Does not show any signs of gasket degradation
price is vague,and a bit coy, They say their price will continue to come down
until they are fully ramped up and remain constant after that while they argue
that the price of 100ll would continue to rise. He certainly did not quote a
target price and the original figures of 2 to 3 dollars a gallon that were
banted around a couple years ago are not mentioned any more. Who knows.
He also said that if the FAA tries to make them do 10 or more STC's they would
walk away from the market, In their minds they fully believe that the product
will perform for the entire small aircraft fleet with few to no modifications
and the FAA may be afraid to say that it would work and give them the
certification.
They have several manufacturing facilities lined up and one major supplier for
distribution
I'll check my notes tomorrow and see if there is anything that I missed
or miss represented and correct m yself. It was also a pretty good refresher in
chemistry and over all a good presentation.
Thanks,
Joe Horton,
Coopersburg, Pa.
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