Engine Has Flown 20 Hours on Unleaded Fuel
Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc. (TCM) announced Sunday that it flew its Factory Turbocharged SR22 to Oshkosh fueled on UL94 Unleaded Aviation Fuel. With ASTM actively working the certification of UL94, TCM has shifted from testing the fuel to preparing its engines for its eventual introduction.
The unleaded avgas fueled flight to 2009 AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, performed by TCM president Rhett Ross and company pilot and engineer Keith Chatten. The flight was the third extended flight for this standard production engine, which has now accumulated 20 hours on unleaded fuels. The flight followed an initial test flight of 802 miles round trip from Mobile, Alabama to Oshkosh, Wisconsin conducted in two uninterrupted legs.
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