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Jet Fuel (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Jet fuel doesn't need extra tanks of mind control agent, they're already using leaded fuel

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

lead is in avgas for prop planes, not jet fuel.

*I guess turboprops also use jet fuel so I should have said small GA planes but you get the point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We really need to get rid of that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

decomissioning millions (?) of perfectly good planes doesnt seem practical and modding old airplane engines to use different fuel doesnt seem like the safest way to solve this problem.

how do we even begin?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought that you can still sell new props that need leaded fuel, is that not the case?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

no idea that was the case. i was thinking of old 70s cessna type planes and stuff

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Regardless, looks like there's a plan to get everybody off the stuff by 2030.

https://www.faa.gov/unleaded

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