Victor wrote:
For those of you who do not have experience with etanol as fuel here
it goes. Engine compression is a little bit biger than a gasoline
engine. It burns a little bit more fuel. The big problem is that
ethanol is corosive. It will eat even carburators specially treated
for ethanol. What I was told that in Brazil some GA pilots are
already
using it in place of Avgas. It costs 5 times less. If a lot is flown
could easily justify changing all fuel system parts every so often. I
was told that the fuel tanks and fuel lines are changed to inox steel
ones to minimize corrosion.



I'm currently down in Brazil for work, and they sell the Ethanol at the
gas station (listed as Alchohol) I can vouch for the price difference.
Gasoline runs about 2.50 R per liter and Alchohol is 1.09 R per liter.
They are now making cars (known as a Flex car) that can take both
fuels. Can't tell you much more than this because I don't speak the
language.

Hopefully when I get back the end of this week, I can finally go
flying. The Aztec was finally finished the day before I left, so I need
to take it on a shakeout flight, and I'm still waiting for the C152 (7
months now! What's the longest you've ever waited for you plane to get
out of the shop? This is getting near ridiculous now)

--
Louis L. Perley III
N46000 - C152
N370 - PA23-250