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Old 2nd Jun 2011, 16:12
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As the responders have described, turbines have been run on lots of fuels. The details are the problem, such as the lead depostis from high lead avgas (which cause hot spots and flow disruptions on the blades, and can seriously damage the engine, over time).
Turbines can run on perfume and dead cats, so if you have to do it, do so (escaping from a James Bond villian, for example) but log the time carefully and be ready for a hot end overhaul, unless the fuel is specifically listed on the engine's qual sheet, and in the airframe flight manual (since the fuel tankage, pumps and valves must withstand the fuel, too.)
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