Pinkman and Flight Safety. Thanks, I can find technical references to TS-1 with f/p of -50 (see below). The only one that fits close to a f/p of -57 is obsolete JP-3 (further below). Excuse the format, the graphs do not copy properly.
Selected Specification Properties of Jet Fuels
Fuel Jet A Jet A-1 TS-1 Jet B
Specification ASTM D 1655 DEF STAN 91-91 GOST 10227 CGSB-3.22
Acidity, mg KOH/g 0.10 0.015 0.7 (mg KOH/100ml) 0.10
Aromatics, % vol, max 25 25.0 22 (% mass) 25.0
Sulfur, mass% 0.30 0.30 0.25 0.40
Sulfur, mercaptan, mass% 0.003 0.003 0.005 0.003
Distillation, °C:
Initial boiling point — Report 150 Report
10% recovered, max 205 205 165 Report
50% recovered, max Report Report 195 min 125; max 190
90% recovered, max Report Report 230 Report
End point 300 300 250 270
Vapor pressure, kPa, max — — — 21
Flash point, °C, min 38 38 28 —
Density, 15°C, kg/m3 775–840 775–840 min 774@20°C 750–801
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..............................Jet A...A-1..TS-1...................Jet B
Freezing Point, °C, max –40 –47.0 –50 (Chilling point) –51
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Viscosity, –20°C, mm2/sec, max 8 8.0 8.0 @ –40°C —
Net Heat of combustion, MJ/kg, min 42.8 42.8 42.9 42.8
Smoke point, mm, min 18 19.0 25 20
Naphthalenes, vol%, max 3.0 3.00 — 3.0
Copper corrosion, 2 hr @ 100°C, max rating No. 1 No. 1 Pass (3 hr @ 100°C) No. 1
Thermal stability
Filter pressure drop, mm Hg, max 25 25 — 25
Visual tube rating, max <3 <3 — <3
Static test 4 hr @ 150°C, mg/100 ml, max — — 18 —
Existent gum, mg/100 ml, max 7 7 5
Freeze Point Flash Point
Fuel Introduced Type RVP, psi °C max °C min Comments
JP-1 1944 kerosine –60 obsolete
JP-2 1945 wide-cut 2 –60 obsolete
JP-3 1947 wide-cut 5–7 –60 obsolete
JP-4 1951 wide-cut 2–3 –72 U.S. Air Force fuel
JP-5 1952 kerosine –46 U.S. Navy fuel
JP-6 1956 kerosine -54 XB-70 program, obsolete
JPTS 1956 kerosine –53 Higher thermal stability
JP-7 1960 kerosine –43 Lower volatility, higher thermal stability
JP-8 1979 kerosine –47 U.S. Air Force fuel
JP8+100 1998 kerosine –47 U.S. Air Force fuel containing an additive
that provides improved thermal stability
JP stands for Jet Propulsion.
Last edited by Tree; 23rd March 2008 at 18:20.