Where to buy jp 8

Thread starter blitzberger Start date Apr 25, Beerslayer Well-known member Steel Soldiers Supporter. Try at a mid sized airport. How are you going to test it? For what purpose? JP-8 doesn't work real well in common rail diesel engines due to lack of lubricity.

I don't know where to get JP Something I've wondered - is JP-8 road legal? Are there road taxes paid on it? Steel Soldiers Supporter. JP-8 is great for cleaning out a cruddy fuel system.

Yea i would think that your local airport would have it for sale. Just go or call to see if they will sell you a few gallons of it. You may have to take a 55 gal. Goose New member. Check your local air port that has Jets.

I am not sure though if they will have it. Jet A or Jet A-1 is what you will find. Jet A-1 is very close to JP8. Thanks for your replies ,Ive gone the airport route no luck it has to be JP-8 I'm not testing the fuel I need to soak a panel in it for durability against it.

There are no military bases local that I can approach. What is the difference in JP-8 and other JP- ect. Kasper31 Member Steel Soldiers Supporter. I doubt that you will find any J-8 fuel on the open market,,,,,your dear Uncle Sam has the market on it. I would recomend that you NOT use it in a diesel motor vehical application.

It is a very thin fuel and has very little lubrication qualities. Your local airport that has jet-a fuel will be as close as you may find. Low on additives , Cetane leave 40 , very oily consistency , evaporation level is much lower. The difference is in flash points and freezing points. They use JP5 on Aircraft Carriers. JPTS is used for the U JP1 was Pure Kerosene and was some of the first jet fuel. Then there is FT blended fuel.

It is a synthetic fuel blended with JP8. This is to help cut imported fuel. This is primarily jet fuel for use in aircraft carriers. A fuel water detector can be used in jet fuel to find out if there is any water that cannot be seen with the naked eye. A full guide to the various grades and specifications of aviation gasolines and jet fuels and additives. Civil Jet Fuel. Jet Fuel Additives. JP-8 JP-8 is the military equivalent of Jet A-1 with the addition of corrosion inhibitor and anti-icing additives; it meets the requirements of the U.

JP-5 JP-5 is a high flash point kerosine meeting the requirements of the U. More in Aviation fuels.