Aviation
turbine fuels are used for powering jet and turbo-prop engined aircraft and are not to be confused with Avgas. Outside former communist areas,
there are currently two main grades of turbine fuel in use in civil commercial aviation: Jet A-1 and Jet A, both are kerosene type fuels.
There is another grade of jet fuel, Jet B which is a wide cut kerosine
(a blend of gasoline and kerosine) but it is rarely used except in very
cold climates.Jet A-1
is a kerosine grade of fuel suitable for most turbine engined aircraft.
It is produced to a stringent internationally agreed standard, has a
flash point above 38�°C (100�°F) and a freeze point maximum of -47�°C. It is widely available outside the U.S.A. Jet A-1 meets the requirements of
British specification DEF STAN 91â??91 (Jet A-1), (formerly DERD 2494
(AVTUR)), ASTM specification D1655 (Jet A-1) and IATA Guidance Material
(Kerosine Type), NATO Code F-35.
