REFLECTOR: The definitive answer on octane and av-gas

[Donald Royer]

Other things being equal. Yes

Don

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jim Sower 
To: djroyer at earthlink.net;Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Sent: 2/6/2005 7:32:54 AM 
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: The definitive answer on octane and av-gas


I STAND CORRECTED.  
The "long strands" I alluded to was more of analogy than detailed science and I should have been more explicit around that.  Am I correct in drawing from your response that the more complex chains do burn slower, and that slower burning equates to higher Octane?  
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