Technical Paper
ASTM Activities Related to Future Fuels for General Aviation
1991-04-01
911001
It is considered a matter of vital international interest to assure the survival of general aviation and to consolidate its important role in the overall transportation picture around the globe. However, in spite of plentiful supplies of crude, the general aviation industry has suffered severe set-backs in recent years due in part to increased costs and decreasing availability of aviation gasolines. The vulnerability of these fuel supplies is now well substantiated and a concerted effort involving fuel producers, general aviation manufacturers, specifications and standards writers such as The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and the user groups is required to establish long-range strategies in this area.