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LyleLanley wrote:It’s actually Jet-A now. JP-8 cost slightly more per gallon, and the powers that be decided that $ wasn’t worth the benefits ~ 2016, so we’re all switched now.
GalaxyFlyer wrote:but fuels can be mixed.
zanl188 wrote:If I recall correctly JP-8 had negative health effects for folks that came in contact with it. None of my Fuels MX or POL friends had anything good to say about it.
studedave wrote:Neat side-note-
if a NAVY bird gets anything but JP5 and goes to sea....
it gets treated 'differently' until all threat of the non standard fuel is gone.
My recollection is that it's about the flashpoint.StudeDave
LyleLanley wrote:I'd believe it. Although on my jet between the JP-8, the skydrol, and the "potable" water kept in a tank that probably hasn't been cleaned since Reagan had naturally brown hair, the JP-8 was probably the least of their health concerns.
studedave wrote:GalaxyFlyer wrote:but fuels can be mixed.
Neat side-note-
if a NAVY bird gets anything but JP5 and goes to sea....
it gets treated 'differently' until all threat of the non standard fuel is gone.
My recollection is that it's about the flashpoint.
StudeDave