avgas
nounUK /ˈævˌɡæs/
Etymology A blend of aviation + gasoline.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Gasoline fuel for piston-engined aircraft.
- Cylinder cracks are nothing new, however, and there is no reason to expect autogas-burning engines to have a higher incidence of head cracking than avgas-users1988, Kas Thomas, Fuel and oil systems: basic and advanced light plane maintenance:
- In the area of autogas volatility, a Reid vapor pressure of 9.0 to 15 is very common, compared to the vapor pressure of avgas, which is 5.5 to 71994, Michael J. Kroes with Thomas W. Wild, Aircraft powerplants:
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- Autogas can be obtained for a fraction of the cost of avgas, but its use is not without controversy.2006, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, The AOPA pilot: voice of general aviation, volume 49: