{"id":208122,"date":"2022-09-27T19:01:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T13:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=208122"},"modified":"2022-09-27T19:01:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T13:31:18","slug":"avgas-100-ll-special-aviation-fuel-meant-for-piston-engine-aircrafts-and-unmanned-ariel-vehicles-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/avgas-100-ll-special-aviation-fuel-meant-for-piston-engine-aircrafts-and-unmanned-ariel-vehicles-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"AVGAS 100 LL, special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircrafts and Unmanned Ariel Vehicles launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><b>AVGAS 100 LL, special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircrafts and Unmanned Ariel Vehicles launched <\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in<\/span><b> PIB on 26th September 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Petroleum and Natural Gas has <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">launched indigenously-developed AVGAS 100 LL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is AVGAS 100 LL?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AVGAS 100 LL is a special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircrafts and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, India is importing this product from European countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What has been developed now?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) has indigenously-produced AVGAS 100 LL at its Vadodara Refinery in Gujarat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This fuel is<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designed for use in turbo-charged reciprocating piston engine aircraft mainly<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flying Training Organisations(FTOs)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and defence forces for training pilots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a higher-octane Aviation fuel meeting the product specifications with superior performance quality standards as compared to imported grades.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the significance of this development?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The indigenous availability of AV GAS 100 LL will help reduce dependence on imports and address the associated logistical challenges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country will be able to save precious foreign exchange with the inhouse availability of this product.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cAVGAS 100 LL, special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircrafts and Unmanned Ariel Vehicles launched \u201d published in PIB on 26th September 2022 What is the News? The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has launched indigenously-developed AVGAS 100 LL.\u00a0 What is AVGAS 100 LL? 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