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Why Leaded Avgas Persists, Part 1

AVweb · Explainer · 14 min · 2022 · YouTube title: The Long, Twisted And Slightly Ridiculous Story of Avgas Part 1
Why it's here

HN recommends the series as an insightful, humorous account of why unleaded aviation fuel is so hard to approve.

What it covers

AVweb's Paul Bertorelli explains why general aviation has failed to replace leaded avgas, blaming industry inertia, bureaucratic delay and an exemption that removes the incentive. This is part one of two.