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I wonder if some of the high levels of lead found in the samples are from the airplane fuel, Which is sadly still leaded in the us
by jostmey 1y ago
I wonder if some of the high levels of lead found in the samples are from the airplane fuel, Which is sadly still leaded in the us
- tastyfreeze 1y agoIt wouldn't be. Only avgas is leaded. Avgas is only used in piston engines. Turboprops and jet engines use jet A. Jet A is kerosene.
- ungreased0675 1y agoWhy would there be any interaction or correlation between aviation fuel and fire retardant?
- glitchc 1y agoFire retardant is typically delivered via air. If the aircraft is running on avgas, the retardant may mix with the exhaust on release.
- cpgxiii 1y agoLead is only in avgas used by piston engines. Approximately zero firefighting aircraft use piston engines at this point - turbine power and reliability are so good that most firefighting aircraft that started with piston engines have been retrofitted (e.g. Calfire's Turbo Trackers).