X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:36:34 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [69.145.248.57] (HELO blnmtfh2svavs.cluster1.bresnan.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3541032 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:43:05 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.145.248.57; envelope-from=carbonflier@bresnan.net X-Original-Return-Path: Authentication-Results: blnmtfh2svavs smtp.user=carbonflier; auth=pass (LOGIN) X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=x7v74I9tAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=lUth8X63r8IIO-ychGkA:9 a=I-EXyVfeJNv7DzIqz8gA:7 a=TmlkWeSmlHN5iI3zzffyqkhjoGwA:4 a=f3vTY2RCmVgA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=R02md4TBgyIOMkKs:21 a=ZM7KdMXiEPFX99Cd:21 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Received: from [98.127.10.13] ([98.127.10.13:3585] helo=[192.168.0.186]) by blnmtfh2svavs.cluster1.bresnan.net (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.37 r(28805/28810M)) with ESMTPA id 8D/93-17864-74D85B94; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:42:31 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <49B58D4E.4090307@bresnan.net> X-Original-Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:42:38 -0600 From: David Standish User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Swift Fuel References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If it smells like acetone what will it do to fuel lines, engine seals, tank sealers and epoxy? David GT Phantom wrote: > The weight isn't a problem - like diesel, it contains more BTU's per > gallon so you get around the same number of miles per pound. Just > don't fill it up if weight is a concern. > > Stuff smells like nail polish remover - that would take some getting > used to. > > Remember that their claims about price have to do with what they can > produce it for (hypothetically). Volume production would drive stock > costs up (naturally), and that price does not include distribution, > normal markup, or Aviation Fuel or other taxes. > > Overall I think they have a good product - I enjoyed touring their lab > - but don't believe quite all of the marketing hype. They also face > stiff competition from other vendors for synthetic Jet Fuel - which is > a much larger market. So, they will have challenges marketing since > GA / AVGAS is such a small market. > > Bill > > > > > > Marl Halbrook wrote: >> >> >> /Long days and pleasant nights..../ >> >> Does look promising if they can actually produce it as inexpensively >> as they think they can---they are predicting in the current market to >> be able to produce it for about $2 a gallon. >> >> Only drawback I've seen is that it weighs about 7 lbs a gallon, or a >> little more. >> >> Marl Halbrook >> Albany, Ga >> Starduster Too N88GG >> BK-13005 >> http://websites.expercraft.com/marl/ (BK-1 Build) >> http://websites.expercraft.com/halbrook/ (Starduster Too Recover) >> >> >> --- On *Sat, 3/7/09, Lancair Mailing List //* >> wrote: >> >> >> > -- > > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html