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Old 25th April 2006 | 18:28
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The vapour pressure of a fuel is also an important issue. For example, MOGAS has a higher vapour pressure than AVGAS (=more likely to vapourise) which can be a definite disadvantage at higher ambient temperature and/or increased altitude because it may form a vapour lock in the fuel system. I believe this would also be an issue with ethanol.
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