JET FUEL

Product Details

Aviation turbine fuels are used for powering jet and turbo-prop-engined aircraft and are not to be confused with Avgas.

Outside former communist areas, there are currently two main grades of turbine fuel in use in civil and commercial aviation :

Jet A-1 and Jet A, both are kerosene-type fuels.

There is another grade of jet fuel, Jet B which is a wide-cut kerosene (a blend of gasoline and kerosene) but it is rarely used except in very cold climates.

JET A-1

Jet A-1 is a kerosene grade of fuel suitable for most turbine-engined aircraft. It is produced to a stringent internationally agreed standard, has a flash point above 38°C (100°F) and a freeze point maximum of -47°C. It is widely available outside the U.S.A. Jet A-1 meets the requirements of British specification DEF STAN 91-91 (Jet A-1), (formerly DERD 2494 (AVTUR)), ASTM specification D1655 (Jet A-1) and IATA Guidance Material (Kerosine Type), NATO Code F-35.