2006-12-09 23:48:17 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Your jet aircraft use a variety of kerosene fuels
such as Jet A, Jet B, JP-4, JP-5, ect...
These fuels are more viscous and has more
heat energy per gallon than your regular petrol.
In airplanes with piston engines Av Gas is used which
just a higher quality of petrel than what we use in our
vehicles. Most vehicle gas has an octane rating of around 87-90
were Av Gas has an octane rating of 100. This just means
that it burns cleaner and better. The official name that we
use for our av gas relates directly to the octane rating. The
most common is 100LL (100 Low Lead). It still has a small trace of lead in it which helps even more with an even burn
inside of the cylinder.
2006-12-10 15:47:27 · answer #1 · answered by hsupilot08 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jet or turboprop aircraft use a form of kerosene, sometimes called Jet-A, Avtur, etc (there's several varieties)
Aircraft with piston engines usually use Avgas, or Aviation Gasoline, which is a tweaked-up version of the gasoline/petrol that you put in cars.
There are variations (like diesel piston engines) but those are the two basic distinctions.
Hope that helps
2006-12-10 00:10:35 · answer #2 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the larger aircraft (airlines, etc..) they use Jet A Fuel which is very similar to Kerosene. For smaller planes the you AvGas or 100LL. You will even find some aircraft, usually homebuilt, ultralight types that use MoGas, which is like auto fuel.
2006-12-11 03:54:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think areoplanes run on coal and jet airplanes use Jet A-1 or the equivalent.
2006-12-09 23:54:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That all depends on the type of engines the plane has. Most turbine engined planes run off of "Jet A" which is almost exactly like kerosine.
A lot of small single engine planes use a fuel that is very similar to what you put in your car!
2006-12-09 23:52:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
airplanes basically use a form of kerosene called jet-a. It's similar to diesel. Some run on gasoline.
2006-12-09 23:51:56 · answer #6 · answered by To Be Free 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called jet A fuel less flamable then regular gas but its still gets the job done with the engines
2006-12-10 08:11:19 · answer #7 · answered by xj143x 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kerosin
2006-12-09 23:49:53 · answer #8 · answered by LILAC_GLITTER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gasoline (petrol) or jet fuel (kerosene or paraffin)
2006-12-10 05:19:59 · answer #9 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fuel of aeroplane is white petrol,which is a purified form of kerosene
2006-12-09 23:53:49 · answer #10 · answered by master 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋