Avgasとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

A blend of aviation +‎ gasoline.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈævˌɡæs/

名詞

avgas (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 avgases または avgasses)

1. (aviation) Gasoline fuel for piston-engined aircraft.
   • 1988, Kas Thomas, Fuel and oil systems: basic and advanced light plane maintenance:

     Cylinder cracks are nothing new, however, and there is no reason to expect autogas-burning engines to have a higher incidence of head cracking than avgas-users

   • 1994, Michael J. Kroes, Aircraft powerplants:

     In the area of autogas volatility, a Reid vapor pressure of 9.0 to 15 is very common, compared to the vapor pressure of avgas, which is 5.5 to 7

   • 2006, The AOPA pilot: voice of general aviation, volume 49:

     Autogas can be obtained for a fraction of the cost of avgas, but its use is not without controversy.

下位語

• 100LL
• 94UL

等位語

• mogas, autogas
• avtur

参考

• jet fuel
• diesel fuel
• rocket fuel