US regulators have approved the use of a 100-octane unleaded fuel in all spark-ignition aviation engines, a move the general aviation industry says will help its transition away from leaded fuel. The ...

Climaxing a long huddle with oilmen, Petroleum Coordinator Ickes last week announced that the industry had agreed to double refining capacity for aviation gasoline, in order to forestall a shortage.

SAN JOSE — Reid-Hillview Airport has become the first airport in the United States to offer unleaded fuel that can be used in all general aviation aircraft, according to a Santa Clara County news ...

This story was originally published on FlyingMag.com. The dangers posed by lead’s carcinogenic toxicity, whether it’s inhaled or absorbed into the bloodstream, have been well-known for decades. Lead ...

ALTHOUGH 100-octane gasoline may someday be feasible as an automobile fuel, that day will not arrive immediately after the war. The authors of this paper expect that the average octane-number level of ...

This video explores the origins, chemistry, and wartime impact of 100-octane aviation fuel—from early gasoline refining to ...

For 25¢ a gallon the U.S. oil industry can now produce quantities of aviation gasoline so powerful that present airplane engines in production cannot make full use of it. Fuel technology has ...

We have all seen it, heard about it, or done it ourselves: Filled up our street cars with race gas in the hope of seeing a performance gain. But what does it really do? If a motor is happy with 91 ...

76 Race Gasoline, the official fuel of NASCAR, is dispensed from a pump at the track. The gasoline is also available at the pump at distribution sites all across the country. See All 6 Photos6 Action ...

Filthy myths run rampant when it comes to understanding race gas. Some say that the higher the octane the slower the burn rate. Others claim that too much octane reduces horsepower. Unfortunately, ...