KR> Military fuels and KR Update

2008-10-12 Thread D F Lively
Bob: I knew that was the case but just cout not remembe what it was called. I picked up from a news item in the early part of the war when an embed reporter interviewed a "Apache" pilot that he landed at the fuel point to fuel up. Now we know it is called JP-8 Don

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2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
Man, where can I get some of this stuff for my KR? This can be used in a KR, right? Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my NEW KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at www.flykr2s.com

KR> Military fuels

2008-10-12 Thread D F Lively
Mark: Sorry Mark it can not be used in "Spark Ignition" engines but it can be used in Diesels, Gas Tubines & Jets. All military combat vehicles use it including the Abrahms tanks as they are turbine powered(as in Turbo-Prop). I ask the question RE Automotive Diesel Conversions because I had neve

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2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
It just so happens that I'm the lead in a project in which we've just built (commissioned, actually) a spark-ignited engine that burns JP-8. It's not that uncommon, as there are at least 5 manufacturers that I know of doing the same thing. Yes, this project has wings also! It's nice to have

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2008-10-12 Thread James Ferris
Sixty years ago Jonh Deere farm tractors burned a fuel similar to karisene but I thinh they started them on gasoline and then switched over to the fuel i think they called it disclent or something like that

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2008-10-12 Thread blind...@seark.net
Mark,you are using XM weather on your trips ,right?Tommy W.

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2008-10-12 Thread Wood, Sidney M (Titan) @ TITAN
KR> Military fuels 55 years ago my uncle had a McCormick farm tractor that started on gasoline then switched over to kerosene to run. My uncle would only run the engine for less than 10 second on gasoline before switching to the kerosene. The gasoline tank held about a quart and the keros

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2008-10-12 Thread Robert Schmitt
Sorry guys, need to correct this. The army does run essentially one fuel - JP8. It is a diesel fuel with a certain higher testing standard for aircraft. It can not be used in spark ignition engines. The army runs primarily JP8 in all equipment. The army has very few engines which use mogas, only s