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by joerickard 1635 days ago
It is my understanding that fuel composition is a part of engine approval, and it is similar to authorizing a new part if you are using a new fuel. [1] It seems the FAA only recently approved the use of unleaded gasoline for a large number of engines! [2] So while bio-fuel based fuels would be great, there does seem to be some significant, and I think reasonable, bureaucracy in the way of that happening.

[1] https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/...

[2] https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/avgas

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Most fuel for aviation is jet fuel, and there already is a "drop in" approved biofuel available:

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/an...

Thanks for the clarification!