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The difference is similar to that of gasoline and diesel gas.
Avgas is basically the same as automotive unleaded gas, except with higher octane. Usually on the order of 100 octane. Avgas is also still leaded which allows it to burn cooler than would normally be possible. Some airplanes can run on either automotive gasoline or avgas, although its always recommended that avgas be used.
Jet fuel is basically just highly purified kerosene. A few additives are mixed in to reduce the likelyhood the fuel gelling in cold temperatures or to keep ice crystals from forming. Other than that, you could pour it straight into a diesel engine & it would run just fine.
As far as hazards go, avgas evaporates like crazy, you can pour a gallon out on the ground and its gone in 45 seconds. As a result it is highly dangerous when spilled because any ignition source would cause a fireball from the vapor. Jet fuel is much more persistant and evaporates much much slower. It also burns like kerosene, slowly burning off like a candle.
Jet fuel is generally less expensive than avgas, but this is not always the case.
Most smaller single-engine propeller driven aircraft run on avgas. Larger propeller driven aircraft, twins and the like, may or may not be powered by turbo-prop engines which operate more like a jet & use jet fuel. Jet aircraft of course always use jet fuel. One airplane manufacturer, diamond aircraft, makes a diesel-powered airplane which burns jet fuel.
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The name of fuel that the plane uses?
Avgas, or if it has a jet engine, it would use either Jet-A1 or Jet-B fuel.
What type of fuel does a airplane used?
Aviation fuel, either jet fuel or aviation gas referred to as "avgas."
What is the name of airplane fuel?
Avgas is a common name for fuel used by internal combustion engines in aircraft, while jet fuel is used in jet engines.
What kind of fuel does an airplane use?
Use to use Avgas fuel. Now use ultra fuel or diesel Fuel or jet fuel.
What kind of fuel is used in aircrafts?
Aviation fuel. There is aviation gasoline, Jet-A and Jet-A1 civil jet fuels, and the JP series of military jet fuels.
Does the B-36 burn both avgas and jet fuel?
No, it only burns avgas. It's got piston engines. Or, more exactly, it HAD piston engines--they don't use these anymore.
What fuel does a plane use?
Jet fuel, literally <><><> Depends on the plane. Jet aircraft DO use jet fuel, which is mainly very pure kerosene. Piston engined aircraft use AVGAS- or Aviation gasoline- a high octane form of gasoline.
Fuel use by aeroplane to go around the world?
Currently the around the world no stop flights have been powered by jet fuel and Avgas both
What does a plane use?
Jet fuel, literally <><><> Depends on the plane. Jet aircraft DO use jet fuel, which is mainly very pure kerosene. Piston engined aircraft use AVGAS- or Aviation gasoline- a high octane form of gasoline.
Do helicopters use jet fuel?
The type of fuel is specific to the type of engine, not the aircraft. Helicopters that have jet engines use jet fuel, and helicopters that have internal combustion engines use gasoline. However the General Electric T-58 had a device in the fuel control that allowed you to burn just about anything from avgas to jet fuel to kerosene.
What is the weight of airplane fuel?
Aviation gasoline (Avgas) weighs 6 lb. per gallon. Jet fuel (kerosene) weighs 6.84 lb. per gallon.
What type of fuel used in Cessna?
That depends on which Cessna. Many of the earlier Cessnas were made to run on regular auto gasoline, however now most need avgas or jet fuel.
