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Aviation fuels are petroleum-based fuels, or petroleum and synthetic fuel blends, used to power aircraft. They have more stringent requirements than fuels used...

An airplane (North American English) or aeroplane (Commonwealth English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust...

pioneer aeronautical engineer having invented an airplane engine that ran on plain alcohol as fuel. Among his other notable inventions include a solar-powered...

transport aircraft use this system, storing fuel in the wings, belly, and sometimes tail of the airplane. Rigid removable tanks are installed in a compartment...

The zero-fuel weight (ZFW) of an aircraft is the total weight of the airplane and all its contents, minus the total weight of the usable fuel on board...

only, and not refined petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel and airplane fuel. In 2022, Saudi Arabia was the largest exporter of petroleum, followed...

requirements were developed for aircraft to prevent future fuel-tank explosions. The accident airplane, registration N93119 (a Boeing 747-131), was manufactured...

Diesel fuel, also called diesel oil, heavy oil (historically) or simply diesel, is any liquid fuel specifically designed for use in a diesel engine, a...

Tennessee, US Swiftfuel, an ethanol-derived replacement for leaded gasoline airplane fuel Swift water rescue, a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water...

it mandatory to pay with petro for government document services and airplane fuel for planes flying international flights. On January 15, 2024, the token...

than wet wings in conventional aircraft. Airplane volume and drag will be increased somewhat by larger fuel tanks. A larger fuselage adds more skin friction...

Methylamine is crucial to all such methods, and is produced from the model airplane fuel nitromethane, or formaldehyde and ammonium chloride, or methyl iodide...

by dispersing an aerosol cloud of gas, liquid or powdered explosive. The fuel is usually a single compound, rather than a mixture of multiple molecules...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is a division of the Boeing Company. It designs, assembles, markets, and sells commercial aircraft, including the 737...

"Airport '07" where he thinks his truck will fly by filling it with airplane fuel. Peter has complex relationships with all three of his children. He...

February 2008 of a manned airplane powered only by a fuel cell and lightweight batteries. The fuel cell demonstrator airplane, as it was called, used a...

militants motivated by Islamic extremism, doused the building with airplane fuel before setting it alight. The attack was responsible in part for triggering...

weight increased to 6,850 pounds (3,110 kg), creating a much more useful airplane. Fuel capacity was increased to 213 US gallons (810 L). Even with the weight...

Glow fuel is a fuel source used in model engines – generally the same or similar fuels can be used in model airplanes, helicopters, cars and boats. Glow...

February 2008 of a crewed airplane powered only by a fuel cell and lightweight batteries. The Fuel Cell Demonstrator Airplane, as it was called, used a...