2006-11-03 02:21:23 · 11 answers · asked by bin25 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
JP 4 and JP 5 are jet fuels that are very close to kerosene in makeup. Jets could burn kerosene but the additives in JP 4-5 and the refinement to eliminate water are important factors in safe operation.
2006-11-03 02:25:46 · answer #1 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, kerosene is used in today's turbine engines. Kerosene is a colorless flammable hydrocarbon distillate of crude oil. Kero means wax in Greek. Turbine powered aircraft use Jet-A fuel in the United States, which is a kerosene-type fuel with almost no additives and a freezing point of -40 degrees Celsius. The rest of the world uses Jet-A1, which has additives and a -47 degree Celsius freeze point. Additives can include antioxidents, anti-static agents, corrosion inhibitors and icing inhibitors.
Other kerosene-type fuels are used for specific purposes by the military, for example, fuel with a colder freeze point for extreme cold flying, and fuel with a higher flash point to avoid fire hazards on aircraft carriers.
2006-11-03 03:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by mach_92 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
jet fuel is kerosene, it's only been filtered more thats all! jp-5 has an additive to ellimiate growth but it is still kerosene
2006-11-03 07:29:05 · answer #3 · answered by battle-ax 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Simple answer? Yes, its the same thing. I think its dyed differently, and maybe be refined a bit differently, but essentially, its the same thing as far as its chemical makeup. Just like fuel oil is just diesel fuel, but seems to cost a lot more come august...
2006-11-03 02:27:50 · answer #4 · answered by Matt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jet fuel is basically kerosene, but it is more carefully refined for purity and consistency.
2006-11-03 05:44:31 · answer #5 · answered by ta2dpilot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just an additional note: in the USA some piston-enigned light aircraft are cleared to use car fuel.
We also have very limited clearance to use it in the UK.
2006-11-03 04:40:28 · answer #6 · answered by aarcue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. It is highly distilled petrol can comparable to kerosene. Don't get mixed up.
2006-11-03 02:25:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
.... yes dear kerosene is the fuel of modern jets ..............
2006-11-03 06:31:05 · answer #8 · answered by spaceman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2006-11-06 13:52:13 · answer #9 · answered by Jaws 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes that's what it is
2006-11-03 15:16:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋