Aviation fuels Aviation fuels Avgas is a high-octane fuel used for aircraft and, in the past, racing cars. Avgas is an abbreviation for aviation gasoline, as distinguished from mogas (automobile gasoline), which is the everyday gasoline used in cars. Avgas is only used in aircraft that use piston engines; jet aircraft and turboprops use kerosene jet fuel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Avgas"
Aviation Fuel is a specialised type of petroleum-based fuel used to power aircraft; it is generally of a higher quality than fuels used in less critical applications such as heating or road transport, and often contains additives to reduce the risk of icing or explosion due to high temperatures, amongst other properties. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aviation fuel"
Fuel System Icing Inhibitor (FSII) is an additive to aviation fuels that prevents the formation of ice in fuel lines. FSII is sometimes referred to by the genericized trademark Prist®. Jet fuel can contain a small amount of dissolved water that does not appear in particulate form. As an aircraft gains altitude, the temperature drops and Jet fuel's capacity to hold water is diminished. Particulate water can separate out and could become a serious problem if it freezes in fuel lines or filters, blocking the flow of fuel and shutting down an engine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fuel System Icing Inhibitor"
Jet fuel is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in jet-engined aircraft. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jet fuel"
JP-1 (for "Jet Propellant") was an early jet fuel, specified in 1944 by the U.S. government (AN-F-32). It was a pure kerosene fuel with high flash point (relative to aviation gasoline) and a freezing point of -60C. The low freezing point requirement limited availability of the fuel and it was soon superseded by other "wide cut" jet fuels which were kerosene- naphtha or kerosene- gasoline blends. ...more on Wikipedia about "JP-1"
JP-4, or JP4 (for "Jet Propellant") was a jet fuel, specified in 1951 by the U.S. government (MIL-J-5624E). It was a 50-50 kerosene- gasoline blend. It has lower flash point than JP-1, but was prefered because of its better availability. It was the primary U.S. Air Force jet fuel between 1951 and 1995. Its NATO code is F-40. It is also known as avtag. ...more on Wikipedia about "JP-4"
JP-5, or JP5 (for "Jet Propellant") is a jet fuel with a high flash point (min. 60 °C), developed in 1952 for use in aircrafts stationed aboard aircraft carriers where the risk from fire is particularly great. JP-5 remains the primary jet fuel for most navies. Its NATO code is F-44. It is also called avcat. It is specified by MIL-PRF-5624S and meets the British Specification DEF STAN 91-86 AVCAT/ FSII (formerly DERD 2452). ...more on Wikipedia about "JP-5" Enjoy http://www.shortopedia.com.
JP-7 (Jet Propellant 7, MIL-T-38219) is a jet fuel developed by the U.S. Air Force for use in supersonic aircraft because of its high flashpoint and thermal stability. JP-7 is a mixture composed primarily of hydrocarbons, including alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkyl-benzenes, indan/ tetralins, and naphthalenes. It is the fuel used in the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. ...more on Wikipedia about "JP-7"
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. ...more on Wikipedia about "JP-8"
:For the tractor fuel known as power kerosene, see tractor vaporising oil. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kerosene"
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