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Jet Propellant-8 (JP-8) - Definition, Glossary, Details - Oilgae


Jet Propellant-8 (JP-8)

Jet Fuel Propellant (JP-8) - 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.


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