2007-06-12 18:11:08 · 11 answers · asked by Pam 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Read answer by FredHH---it was "almost" dead-on. JP4 is no longer used due to it's excessively low vapor pressure, creating extensive safety precautions during refueling. Still used in some third world areas though due to it's cheaper cost to refine. It is against FAA reg's to introduce JP4 into any commercial aircraft fuel system in the USA. JETA is the fuel used excluseivly by the US commercial carriers. Actually the prefix "JP" refers to fuel designations for military applications only--it is not used for designating a fuel used on USA licensed carriers.
2007-06-12 22:12:39 · answer #1 · answered by Vector 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man lots of "neat" answers here. FACTS: in commercial and general aviation, Turbine powered aircraft use jetA, piston powered aircraft use avgas or 100low lead unless they have installed an stc allowing the use of automotive fuel.
2007-06-14 22:26:47 · answer #2 · answered by Bill and Gin C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Navy uses JP-5... God knows I pumped enough into Oceanlord 22 over the years !!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JP-5
2007-06-13 11:23:43 · answer #3 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not avgas........that is 100ll fuel for piston powered acft. Jets can use 100ll fuel in an emergency for a limited flight time but standard fuel can be JP4,JP5,JP8,JET-A,JET-A1.depends on where you are in the world as to witch fuel you will be refueled with.
2007-06-14 06:40:03 · answer #4 · answered by James R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
generally, jet or turbo-prop aircraft use a variation of Kerosene (Jet A, JP4, JP5...)
Aircraft using piston type engines typically use high grade gasoline. 101 to 115 octane.
2007-06-13 01:14:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
yeah..mainly kerosene and octane fuels these days but they say that liquid hydrogen and biodiesal fuel will porbably be a possibility when all the fossil fuels run out.
2007-06-13 03:03:41 · answer #6 · answered by Coconut 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they use jet fuel, which is highly filtered and concentrated.
in the future, biodegradable fuels may be used. richard branson is trialling this already
2007-06-13 06:46:49 · answer #7 · answered by lilostitchfans 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its called avgas. its common names are jp-4 and jp-5 (jet propellant)
2007-06-13 18:19:53 · answer #8 · answered by dcraig1000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mainly kerosene. high octane.
2007-06-13 01:48:37 · answer #9 · answered by Iain c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
JP8
2007-06-13 01:13:35 · answer #10 · answered by Jason E 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋