Tag: piston engines

The FAA delivered an early holiday present to the general aviation industry on Wednesday, by clearing the LyondellBasell Industries/VP Racing unleaded UL100E avgas developed for piston airplanes and helicopters to move ahead into full-scale engine and flight testing. What triggered the...

Question: I have heard that the regulation regarding the accuracy of fuel gauges in airplanes states they are only required to read accurately when the fuel tank is empty. This doesn’t make much sense to me, and I couldn’t find it...