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The development of aircraft and aero engines has not been without its problems. Some of these have been overcome by design and engineering modifications, but others needed modification of the fuel, normally by tightening the specification and making it more restrictive.
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L. D. Derry, E. B. Evans, B. A. Faulkner and E. C. G. Jelfs, ‘Vapour and air release from aviation fuels’, Journal of the Institute of Petroleum, Vol. 38, No. 343, July 1952
R. A. Vere, ‘Aviation fuels’, in G. D. Hobson (ed), Modern Petroleum Technology, 5th edn, Wiley, Chichester, 1984, pp. 723–71
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Goodger, E., Vere, R. (1985). Fuel Characteristics within Aircraft Fuel Systems. In: Aviation Fuels Technology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06904-0_7
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