Description

Jet fuel A*1
 
Jet fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. It is clear to straw-colored in appearance. The most commonly used fuels for commercial aviation are Jet A and Jet A*1 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. Kerosene-type jet fuel has a carbon number distribution between about 8 and *6 carbon numbers (carbon atoms per molecule); wide-cut or naphtha-type jet fuel (including Jet B), between about 5 and *5 carbon number.
 
Jet A*1 is the standard specification fuel used in the rest of the world. Jet A*1 has a flash point higher than *8 °C (**0 °F), with an autoignition temperature of **0 °C (**0 °F).

Boiling point:                         **6 °C (**9 °F; **9 K)
Melting point:                        −*7 °C (−*3 °F; **6 K)
Flash point:                           *8 °C (**0 °F; **1 K)
Density:                                **5.***0.0 g/L
Auto-ignition temperature:     **0 °C (**0 °F; **3 K)
NFPA **4 (fire diamond):      2 2 0
Appearance:                          Straw-colored liquid