"John R Weiss" wrote in message
news:7Hzfc.44106$xn4.148857@attbi_s51...

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I've talked
with several "oil kings" in the past, and they all told me the diesels
much
preferred diesel fuel over JP because of its lubricity and energy content.
The
big turbines didn't much care.

The high compression ratios for diesel piston engines cause detonation using
wide cut jet fuel.