JP-4

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JP-4 is a wide-cut, kerosene-gasoline blend jet fuel formerly used extensively by the U.S. military, known for its high volatility and low flash point.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aviation fuel ⓘ
jet fuel ⓘ
wide-cut fuel ⓘ
advantage good low-temperature starting characteristics ⓘ
wide boiling range ⓘ
chemicalType kerosene-gasoline blend ⓘ
color water-white to straw-colored ⓘ
combustionProperty readily forms flammable vapors at ambient temperatures ⓘ
wide flammability limits ⓘ
contains gasoline-range hydrocarbons ⓘ
kerosene-range hydrocarbons ⓘ
containsAdditives antioxidants ⓘ
corrosion inhibitors ⓘ
fuel system icing inhibitor ⓘ
metal deactivators ⓘ
static dissipater additives ⓘ
density lower than kerosene-based jet fuels like JP-8 ⓘ
disadvantage high flammability hazard ⓘ
higher volatility compared to kerosene-only jet fuels ⓘ
increased fire risk in crashes ⓘ
energyContent lower than JP-8 per unit volume ⓘ
flashPoint low ⓘ
flashPointApprox around −10 °F ⓘ
around −23 °C ⓘ
freezingPointApprox around −60 °C ⓘ
handlingClassification highly flammable liquid ⓘ
hydrocarbonRange approximately C4 to C16 ⓘ
introducedBy United States military ⓘ
introducedInDecade 1950s ⓘ
largelyReplacedBy kerosene-based JP-8 ⓘ
NATOCode F-40 ⓘ
phaseOutReason environmental and health concerns ⓘ
fire hazard in ground handling and crashes ⓘ
safety concerns ⓘ
primaryComponents hydrocarbons ⓘ
regulatoryConcern occupational exposure to vapors ⓘ
replacedBy JP-8 ⓘ
linked to: Jet-A kerosene
replacedIn U.S. military fuel system ⓘ
standardizedBy U.S. military specification ⓘ
storageRequirement explosion-proof handling procedures ⓘ
typicalUseStatus obsolete in U.S. military service ⓘ
usedBy U.S. Air Force ⓘ
U.S. Army ⓘ
linked to: United States Army

United States military ⓘ
usedExtensivelyDuring Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War
usedFor cold-weather operations ⓘ
usedIn military jet aircraft ⓘ
usedInConflict Vietnam War ⓘ
volatility high ⓘ

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