飛機常用嘅油 (Fuel) 可以分為兩大類
***Fuel 唔係Oil 兩樣野唔一樣架***
1. Avgas
2. Jet Fuel
主要嘅Avgas 有3種: Avgas 80, Avgas 100, Avgas 100LL,每種Fuel後面嘅數字代表Octane Rating, 而LL 就係Low Lean。
主要嘅Jet Fuel 係Jet A1。
分辨唔同Fuel 嘅方法係靠佢地嘅顏色~

辨認出唔同嘅Fuel 係好重要,因為每種Fuel 其實都有佢嘅特性~
愈高Octane Rating 嘅Fuel 係detonating 之前可以承受嘅壓力同溫度愈高,所以適合用係higher-compression engine。
相反愈低Octane Rating 嘅Fuel 係detonating 之前可以承受嘅壓力同溫度愈低,所以適合用係 lower-compression engine。
入錯油嘅話會導致 cylinder head temperature 同埋 engine oil temperature 超過正常運作溫度~
而飛機嘅Fuel System 有兩種: Gravity – Feed System & Fuel – Pump System

Gravity – Feed System 會用係high wing aircraft,原因係fuel tank 嘅位置係carburetor 之上,所以fuel 可以靠gravity 流去carburetor 。
Fuel – Pump System 會用係 carburetor 位於fuel tank 之上嘅aircraft,例如 low wing aircraft,因為fuel 唔能夠自己流上 carburetor,所以要靠pump 先可以。
Fuel – Pump system 係有兩個獨立嘅pump 嘅,第一個係由engine driven,第二個係electrically driven。
Electrically driven pump 嘅用途有兩個
1. For staring engine
2. Redundancy (increase reliability to the system)
100 LL應該係low lead. 低鉛 咁又有冇人知鉛 喺avgas有咩用途呢?