Is EAA Working on an STC for Ethanol-laced MoGas?

Earl, while I respect and admire you for your work in the EAA and on the
ASTM committee on the the autogas subject, as the secretary (whose mission
statement is generally to accurately report the proceedings of the group) I
respectfully note:



automotive gasoline (ASTM D4814) with 10% ethonal added. Other

ethanol


to a fuel containing 10% ethonal. The aircraft that was tested failed

ethanol


EAA concluded that the modificiations needed to address the issues we

modifications


modifications were made the aircraft may still fail the requered

required


To assure you that EAA does not have some kind of biasis against

bias


ethonal fuels the same test concluded that an aircraft with some

ethanol


modification the aircraft could be certificated to a 100% ethonal fuel.

ethanol


The chemistry of a 10% ethonal 90% gasoline fuel is a dificult one to

ethanol difficult


in. Particularly when you are dealing with exsisting aircraft that

existing


incetive, from the manufacturers standpoint, to design such an aircraft

incentive manufacturers'



fuel. One test showed corrosion in electronic bost pumps that lead to

boost


eletrical arching in the pump itself. This condition discovered during

electrical arcing



tests and to EAA's knowldge has not ever occured on an certificated


knowledge occurred



we should consitrate our efforts on in other areas. EAA continues to

concentrate


both avaition and automotive fuels specificaitons. I currently serve

aviation specifications


as the secretary of the avaition gasoline subcommittee.

aviation



I hope everyone who reads this understand that it is not practicle to

understands practical


operate an older aircraft on a autogasline with 10% ethonal at this

auto gasoline ethanol



afordable, accessable and safe for recreational aviaiton. EAA

affordable aviation



make fuel more afordable for recreational aviation. The Autogas STC's

affordable STCs



has saved aircraft owners millions of dollars over the years and EAA

have saved



Earl Lawrence
EAA
V.P. Industry and Regulatory Affairs


Jesus Murphy, my EAA dues are going to pay a VP of EAA as illiterate as
this? Not only that, but he is my representative on the ASTM autogas
committee? No wonder we are in the bind that we find ourselves.

I want a public answer from the EAA management why a person of this dubious
literacy is allowed to represent me and my fellow members on high level
government committees and task forces.

Jim