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Re:FAA approves unleaded fuel for piston fleet by sokoloff on Friday September 02, 2022 @10:45AM (#32691439)
It was introduced into auto fuel in 1921 and phased out in autos in the US from 1976 to 1996 (with the phase out being heavily front-loaded).
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Re:FAA approves unleaded fuel for piston fleet by doliveira on Friday September 02, 2022 @10:56AM (#32691576)
I would count from the very introduction, because everyone knew from the start it was a bad idea but profits spoke louder.
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Re:FAA approves unleaded fuel for piston fleet by sokoloff on Friday September 02, 2022 @11:17AM (#32691819)
When do you think TEL was introduced to auto fuel?
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Re:FAA approves unleaded fuel for piston fleet by doliveira on Friday September 02, 2022 @11:28AM (#32691939)
> It was introduced into auto fuel in 1921
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Re:FAA approves unleaded fuel for piston fleet by sokoloff on Friday September 02, 2022 @11:33AM (#32691991)
OK, so maybe the question then is “how many years is ‘almost a century’?”
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