Point of view of operator in United States; important variables of petroleum and their relationship to aircraft operation considered under three headings: performance, availability, and economics; conclusion is that high flashpoint fuel of heaviest gravity that can be tolerated by engines and aircraft will prove in long run to be most suitable fuel for airline use. Before Inst Aeronautical Sciences.


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    Title :

    Selection of fuels for commercial turbine powered aircraft


    Additional title:

    Shell Aviation News


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Turbine-powered commercial aircraft

    Ramsey, D.C. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1953




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    Lamoureux, P.E. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1955


    COMMERCIAL TURBINE FUELS - AN APPROACH TO THEIR SELECTION

    Lamoureux, Paul E. | SAE Technical Papers | 1955