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Re:Our Self-Driving Cars Will Save Lives, but They Will Kill... by woodruffw on Saturday September 09, 2023 @07:46PM (#37451441)
This is clearly meant to be sarcasm, but I think you've got your facts wrong: commercial jet airplanes don't use leaded gasoline. They use Jet-A and similar formulations, which are essentially just kerosene[1] and contain no lead[2].

(I think you're thinking of avgas, which is used by piston-driven engines. These don't appear much in commercial aviation anymore.)

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_fuel

[2]: https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/leaded-aviation-fuel-and-enviro...

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Re:Our Self-Driving Cars Will Save Lives, but They Will Kill... by renewiltord on Saturday September 09, 2023 @08:10PM (#37451607)
Regulated by the same organization for good reason. Personal aircraft to line up with personal cars.
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