If you could please provide the formula.
2007-01-04 11:29:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
We use JP8 in my helicopters.
JP8 , JET-A or JP5
JP-8
JP-8, or JP8 (for "Jet Propellant") is a jet fuel, specified in 1990 by the U.S. government. It is kerosene-based. It is a replacement for the JP-4 fuel; the U.S. Air Force replaced JP-4 with JP-8 completely by the fall of 1996, in order to use less flammable, less hazardous fuel for better safety and combat survivability. U.S. Navy uses a similar formula to JP-8, JP-5. JP-8 is projected to remain in use at least until 2025. It was first introduced at NATO bases in 1978. Its NATO code is F-34. It is specified by MIL-DTL-83133 and British Defence Standard 91-87.
Commercial aviation uses a similar mixture under the name Jet-A. JP-8 in addition contains icing inhibitor, corrosion inhibitors, lubricants, and antistatic agents.
JP-5 has even higher flash point than JP-8, but it also has prohibitively higher cost, limiting its use to aircraft carriers.
Outside of powering aircraft, JP-8 finds its use as a fuel for heaters, stoves, tanks, and other military vehicles, and serves as a coolant in engines and some other aircraft components.
JP-8 contains less benzene (a carcinogen) and less n-hexane (a neurotoxin) than JP-4. However, it also smells stronger than JP-4 and has an oily feel to touch, while JP-4 feels more like a solvent. The workers complained of smelling and tasting JP-8 for hours after exposure. As JP-8 is less volatile, it remains on the contaminated surfaces for longer time, increasing the risk of exposure.
JP-8+100 is a version of JP-8 with an additive that increases its thermal stability by 100 °F (56 °C). The additive is a combination of a surfactant, metal deactivator, and an antioxidant. It was introduced in 1994. The additive reduces coking and fouling in engine fuel system. Commercially, this additive is used in Boeing aircraft operated by KLM, and in police helicopters in Tampa, Florida. [1]
JP-8 fuel is also used at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, for heat, electricity, and to melt ice for water. It is used there, because it is one of the only fuels that will not turn into gel at such low temperatures.
2007-01-04 11:34:05 · answer #1 · answered by Better_than_you 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At GA airports you'll find JetA (mostly for turbine engines, Avgas (aviation gasoline) 100LL which is the blue leaded stuff at 100 octane and plain old automotive gasoline for aircraft that have an STC to run on automotive gasoline.
2007-01-04 14:12:11 · answer #2 · answered by Squiggy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jets use jet gasoline (such as kerosene) inner combustion propellor planes use excessive octane gas not incredibly a formulation for the two of those. they seem to be a mix of hydrocarbons. Jet gasoline is created from greater molecular weight hydrocarbons and is way less volitile than gas.
2016-10-30 00:37:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most common 2 at a civilian airport is 100LL (low lead), which is for piston engined aircraft (Piper, Cessna, Beech, etc) and Jet-A for the turbine and jet engined aircraft (biz jets, airliners, helicopters)
2007-01-04 11:46:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in addition to the Jet-A in the previous posts, general aviation airports also use 100-LL or 100-L which is basically just a higher octane gas.
2007-01-04 11:41:57 · answer #5 · answered by ninjdiver 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know what you mean by formulas but these are the fuels to my knowlag Avagus, Avagus jet1 and avagus jet2.
2007-01-05 08:44:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
jet fuel and aviation gas. the jet fuel is usually jp5, the aviation gas is a 150 octane or higher gasoline.
2007-01-04 11:34:15 · answer #7 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
JP 8
2007-01-06 15:23:29 · answer #8 · answered by section hand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
diesel and gasoline, I guess
2007-01-04 11:33:32 · answer #9 · answered by BigH 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋