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Old 29th Jan 2008, 05:47
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The U.S. Antarctic program used Diesel Fuel Arctic (DFA) for everything
(jets, turboprops and helos, diesels of every size, and furnaces) up to some time in the 1990s, when they went to the US military standard, JP-8.

I know of no aircraft mishaps there from fuel temperature problems with either fuel. C-130 ops are conducted down to -65F at the surface, limited by landing gear fragility. At those temps, engines must be left running - cold starts have a good possibility of prop seal damage, and there are no hangars, heated or otherwise, at Spole.
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