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Aviation Gasoline Specifications

US Military and Commercial Specifications

For more indepth information on aviation fuel please visit The Aviation Fuel web site, Mac Purvis, Jr. has done a wonderful job on researching this subject. The information below is just a small sample of that contained on Mac's website, Great job Mac!!

		80/87 AvGas	82 Unleaded AvGas	100/130 AvGas	100 LL AvGas
Color		Red	Purple	Green	Blue
Status		Current	New	Current	Current
Composition	Suphur wt % MAX	.05	.07	.05	.05
	Aromatics vol % MIN			5.0	5.0
Volatility	Dist 10% MIN	75 C	70 C	75 C	75 C
	Dist 40% MAX	75 C		75 C	75 C
	Dist 50% MIN	105 C	66 to 121 C	105 C	105 C
	Dist 90% MIN	135 C	190 C	135 C	135 C
	End Point MAX	170 C	225 C	170 C	170 C
	Sun of 10% & 50%	135		135	135
	Residue vol%	1.5	2.0	1.5	1.5
	Dist Loss vol%	1.5	3.0	1.5	1.5
	Gravity API	Report		Report	Report
	Reid Vapor Press	5.5 to 7.0	5.5 to 9.0	5.5 to 7.0	5.5 to 7.0
Fluidity	Freeze Point	-60 C	-58 C	-58 C	-58 C
Combustion	Net Heat of Comb MJ/kg	43.5	40.8	43.5	43.5
	Analine-Gravity Product	7,500		7,500	7,500
	Knock Rating Lean	80		100	100
	Knock Rating Rich	87		130	130
Corrosion	Copper Strip	Report		Report	Report
Stability	Potential Gum MAX	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
	Precipitate MAX	2.0	2.0		2.0
Contaminants	Existent Gum MAX	3.0		3.0	3.0
	Water Reaction Interface Rating MAX	2		2	2
	Water Reaction Vol chg	2		2	2
Additives	Tetraethyllead g/liter MAX	.14		1.12	.56
Other	NATO Code	F-12

These Specifications are for historical and general information and may not represent specifications.

Obsolete Aviation Gasoline

US Military and Commercial Specifications

Visit the Aviation Fuel web site of Mac Purvis!!

91/98 AvGas 100/130 AvGas 108/135 AvGas 115/145 AvGas

Color Blue Green Brown Purple

Status Obsolete Obsolete Obsolete Obsolete

Composition Suphur wt% MAX .05 .05 .05 .05

Tetraethyl

Lead max ml per gal 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.6

Volatility Dist 10% MIN 158 F 158 F 158 F 158 F

Dist 50% MAX 221 F 221 F 221 F 221 F

Dist 90% MIN 212 F 212 F 212 F 212 F

Dist 90% MAX 257 F 257 F 257 F 257 F

End Point MAX 338 F 338 F 338 F 338 F

Sun of 10% & 50% 307 F 307 F 307 F 307 F

Residue vol% 1.5 1.5

Dist Recovery vol% MIN 97 97 97 97

Reid Vapor Press 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0

Fluidity Freeze Point -76 F -76 F -76 F -76 F

Combustion Net Heat of Comb BTU/lb 18700 18700 18800 18800

Knock Rating Lean 91 100 108 115

Knock Rating Rich 98 130 135 145

Stability Potential Gum MAX 6.0 6.0

Precipitate MAX 2.0 2.0

Contaminants Existent Gum MAX 3.0 3.0

These Specifications are for historical and general information and may not represent specifications of currently available products.

For more indepth information on Aviation Fuel Specifications please go to the Aviation Fuel web site

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