Product Description

JP*4 is an abbreviation for Jet Propulsion, A1, Colonial Grade *4″ During the refining process only *5% of the crude oil is made up of JP*4 the rest of the grade is used for different types of plastic. 

Developed by JP Morgan, Colonial grade JP*4 was replaced by AVGAS also known as AVGAS**0LL, its the number one low sulphur content kerosene used worldwide. Its gasoline! 

JP*4 powers gas turbine aircraft engines. Jet A and A*1 have specifications that can be used in fuel worldwide. Jet B is used in cold weather elements. Commonly a number of different mixtures make up jet fuel and this relates to flash points and how the carbon numbers are distributed. 

Actually most jet fuel exported from Russia etc. is JP*4 or Colonial JP*4. It is similar to Jet A except the the Specific Energy is *8.4 mj/kg compared to that of *2.8 mj/kg of Jet A.