This thread reminds me of the gas turbine that powers the transmmision of the American M1A2 Abrams main battle tank.
This Honeywell / Lycomming gas turbine fitted to the tank is designed to use a variety of fuels, including avtur, gasoline, diesel and Marine Diesel.
However I think the only reason for this, is the tank may have a few more fuel supply issues when it's invading across a foriegn nation and will need to use any fuel it can get its hands on, to keep going. I wonder how many Tesco Clubcard points they'll get?
Which isn't so much a problem with a airliner operating out of a well set up airport, with lots of Avtur on tap.
JP-8 is the US tanks fuel of choice. While the Australians prefer to use diesel in their Abrams tanks.
Does 1.7 gallons to the mile. And I thought my 29mpg car was thirsty.
It makes me smile that where I work, if there's a job on that requires a fuel tank draining, the guy who owns a diesel car always volunteers.
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