What are the disadvantages of jet fuel?

However, compared to a kerosine-type fuel, wide-cut jet fuel was found to have operational disadvantages due to its higher volatility: Greater losses due to evaporation at high altitudes. Greater risk of fire during handling on the ground. Crashes of planes fueled with wide-cut fuel were less survivable.



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The combustion of hydrocarbon fuels—by aircraft engines as well as other types of internal combustion engines— produces carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor, NOx, carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of sulfur (SOx), unburned hydrocarbons, particulates (primarily soot, which in high enough concentrations is visible as smoke), and ...

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Planes burn up more fuel than cars per journey, and therefore produce more carbon dioxide.

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The good news is that pilots are supposed to dump fuel at a safe height above the ground and away from other aircraft, and in addition, over as remote an area as possible. In the case of Heathrow, for example, most fuel dumps have occurred over the sea.

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The cost of fueling your private jet can vary significantly. For example, on May 11, 2022, the IATA per gallon price was $4.82 in North America, $4.01 in Europe, and $3.55 in Asia. At Boston's Hanscomb Field Jet A was selling between $9.79 and $13.38 per gallon.

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Aircraft age is not a safety factor. However, if the aircraft is older and hasn't been refurbished properly, it may cause flyers some inconvenience such as overheating, faulty air conditioning, or faulty plumbing in the lavatory.

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A plane like a Boeing 747 uses approximately 1 gallon (about 4 liters) of fuel every second. Over the course of a 10-hour flight, it might burn 36,000 gallons (150,000 liters). The 747 burns approximately 5 gallons of fuel per mile (12 liters of fuel per kilometer).

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In fact, unless you're looking to venture from Los Altos to LA off-road through state parks the whole way—in a Hummer with Tonka-truck mud tires—driving is generally greener than flying.

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