The full name of Jet Fuel A1 is the aviation Kerosene Colonial Grade 54 Jet Fuel JP 54 Jet fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gasturbine engines It is clear to strawcolored in appearance The most commonly used fuels for commercial aviation are Jet A and Jet A1 which are produced to a standardized international specification Jet fuel is a mixture of a large number of different hydrocarbons The range of their sizes is restricted by the requirements for the product for example the freezing point or smoke point Kerosenetype jet fuel has a carbon number distribution between about 8 and 16 carbon numbers carbon atoms per molecule wide cut or naphthatype jet fuel including Jet B between about 5 and 15 carbon number Jet A1 is the standard specification fuel used in the rest of the world Jet A1 has a flash point higher than 38C 100 F with an autoignition temperature of 210 C 410 F
