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jet engines only, piston engines still use petrol. jet engines can burn a range of fuel from LPG. to alcohols and diesel. Good quality petrol is valuable to motorists and possibly runs too hot in a jet engine, kerosene has the most suitable properties
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Name of fuel used in Aeroplanes?
turbine fuel or aviation fuel
What 'K' is a fuel used by planes?
kerosene (naptha kerosene)
Is the kerosene used in Aeroplane?
Aviation jet fuel is basically kerosene
Why is kerosene used as jet fuels instead of petrol?
It is not kerosene but a kerosene type fuel used in jets or aircraft. Jet fuel is a mixture of various hydrocarbons. Jet fuel must be free from water contamination. Synthetic Jet fuel and Jet biofuels are used in different airways. Chemically they are not exactly same as kerosene or petrol.
What is an oily liquid used for fuel?
Kerosene
Why kerosene is not a fossil fuel?
Fossil fuel is kerosene. Of kerosene oil condensate.
What is in kerosene?
A light hydrocarbon used for aircraft fuel
A distilled petroleum used for tractor fuel?
it is kerosene
Is white kerosene used as fuel in aeroplans?
Jet A, which is used in turbine aircraft, is a highly purified form of white kerosene.
What is kerosene and for what it could be used?
Kerosene is a fraction of petroleum that is less volatile than gasoline. Kerosene was first used in lamps as a replacement for whale oil. Its main use now is as jet aircraft fuel (usually JP-1 but there are higher grades), it is also used as fuel in some rocket motors (usually RP-1 but there are higher grades), also kerosene heaters, etc.
Is kerosene the same as diesel?
Kerosene is a type of Fuel. Diesel, named after the inventor, a type of internal combustion engine. true- No.2 Diesel Fuel is Kerosene- or JP-4 popularily used as an airplane fuel for jets.
Can kerosene be used as home heating fuel?
Kerosene should not be used as a home heating oil unless the unit is designed to do just that, kerosene may be used in a small amount to inhibit gelling of fuel oil during extremely cold weather.
