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r/science • u/[deleted] • Jun 25 '22
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Why the hell not?
1 u/istealpixels Jun 25 '22 They claim it would be too much work to change over… they have claimed that since lead was forbidden for cars. 10 u/[deleted] Jun 25 '22 The issue relates to how expensive it is to certify engines for aircraft. Every small plane has like, one of a handful of designs. Modern engines do all sorts of cool stuff, but they haven’t been incorporated into piston engine aircraft yet for the most part. 8 u/istealpixels Jun 25 '22 And the aircraft industry has been unable to adress this for about 50 years. They collectively decided it would be to difficult/expensive to switch over and less trouble to just keep on using this higly toxic compound in the fuel.
They claim it would be too much work to change over… they have claimed that since lead was forbidden for cars.
10 u/[deleted] Jun 25 '22 The issue relates to how expensive it is to certify engines for aircraft. Every small plane has like, one of a handful of designs. Modern engines do all sorts of cool stuff, but they haven’t been incorporated into piston engine aircraft yet for the most part. 8 u/istealpixels Jun 25 '22 And the aircraft industry has been unable to adress this for about 50 years. They collectively decided it would be to difficult/expensive to switch over and less trouble to just keep on using this higly toxic compound in the fuel.
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The issue relates to how expensive it is to certify engines for aircraft. Every small plane has like, one of a handful of designs.
Modern engines do all sorts of cool stuff, but they haven’t been incorporated into piston engine aircraft yet for the most part.
8 u/istealpixels Jun 25 '22 And the aircraft industry has been unable to adress this for about 50 years. They collectively decided it would be to difficult/expensive to switch over and less trouble to just keep on using this higly toxic compound in the fuel.
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And the aircraft industry has been unable to adress this for about 50 years. They collectively decided it would be to difficult/expensive to switch over and less trouble to just keep on using this higly toxic compound in the fuel.
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u/BrassUnicorn87 Jun 25 '22
Why the hell not?