[Dead Dog]

A couple of interesting points on this: It's not ethanol It has higher engergy density then 100LL, twice that of Ethanol

Does not have an affinity for water

Costs half that of 100LL to produce..with components orderd from commercial venders..ie...no economy of scale Better lubricity than avgas and Jet A

http://www.avweb.com/podcast/files/2008-05-12.mp3

http://www.swiftenterprises.net/Swift%20Fuel.html

[Dead Dog]

And...it ain’t AGE85.

Thought this would be interesting for those folks paying $6.00 a gallon.

The Avweb interview in post1 is better than the text.

[MarineBrat]

Rusek said it can provide an effective range (distance between refueling) greater than petroleum while its projected cost is half the current petroleum manufacturing cost.

So why isn't the guy a billionaire? I'll believe it when I see it.

[lesser_satan]

bump

[Grut]

Well, Rusek is real, his company’s real and he is at Purdue and he’s been there for a while so it’s not an obvious scam. The only thing I see against it is that his publications seem to be about hydrogen peroxide fueled systems, but he might very well have kept this other stuff close to his chest.

Important if true, not obviously untrue.

[Dead Dog]

Alright man, you were around when I drank the AGE85 coolade

[Doctor Raoul]

Wait till the first pilot tries to take advantage of the range boost. Can you say “Touch and go...”?

[Terabitten]

ping for later.

[KeyLargo]

Aviation ping

[count-your-change]

If any are interested, google Purdue Research Park. Part of what I found is this:

John Rusek

“John Rusek, Swift’s founder and chief engineer, and an adjunct professor in Purdue University’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Swift also holds patents involving highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide as it relates to propulsion.
With a $172,000 grant from the Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund, the Ruseks founded Swift Enterprises in 2001 and began obtaining federal research grants, including a Pentagon research contract for an experimental fuel cell able to power missiles sent into space to hunt down incoming ballistic missiles. Since then the company has filed applications for eight hydrogen peroxide-related patents and presently employs seven technologists.”
This is taken from a Purdue Research Park website. This fellow is NOT some La Jolla venture capitalist selling algae farms in the Arizona desert.

[bill1952]

Irrespective of this guy’s claims, if there is no lead, then we are going to need a lead substitute additive or retrofit the engines to work without lead.