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To: ArrogantBustard

Higher, even. I think the top-end octane for WWII avgas was 130.


9 posted on 07/30/2013 10:56:54 AM PDT by NVDave
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To: NVDave

In mid-late 1944, USAAF started using 100/150 grade fuel in Europe ... not sure if they were using it in the Pacific. I believe that the RAF was also using it. It gave higher speed, higher max altitude, and shorter time to climb relative to the 100/130 grade fuel.


11 posted on 07/30/2013 11:15:12 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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