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Did you know... that the designer of the Wag-Aero CUBy aircraft flew one to 20,000
ft to show that it would not suffer
vapor lock from using
automotive fuel as a power source?
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I quote "The designer of the aircraft Dick Wagoner flew the unpressurized aircraft as high as 20,000 ft (6,096 m) to demonstrate that auto fuel would not cause vapor lock."
Auto fuel, per se, does not cause "vapour lock". This is generally caused by an inefficient/badly planned fuel deivery system and has nothing with the aerodynamic ability of the equipment?
Werry confusing as it is!
Semperlibre (
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09:53, 28 September 2010 (UTC)reply
Because of its higher volatility, especially with summer blends of auto fuel, vapour lock at high altitudes is a distinct concern with the use of auto fuel. Since aircraft fuel delivery systems are designed around less volatile avgas there were concerns that they might be unsuitable for autofuel and this was what EAA spent most of their time examining in the studies conducted. -
Ahunt (
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13:21, 28 September 2010 (UTC)reply