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Old 11th June 2010 | 11:47
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From: LKBU
In fact, unleaded avgas with an octane rating of 100 or more is not too difficult to make. Technical-grade xylene (or an unseparated mix of toluene and xylenes) would have an octane number in the 100-110 range and may even be slightly cheaper than 100LL. Unfortunately, it has a much higher inhalation toxicity and is more aggressive to elastomers than regular avgas, but this isn't an unsurmountable problem.
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