Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #50684
From: GT Phantom <gt_phantom@hotmail.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [Fwd: Re: Re: [LML] Re: Swift Fuel]
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:48:35 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Apparently nothing - it has solubility characteristics virtually 
identical to the purest gasoline.  It is still a hydrocarbon, just a 
different family.

Bill

David Standish wrote:
> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">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
>>
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>> 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 /<lml@lancaironline.net>/* 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
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