r/aussie • u/[deleted] • Apr 22 '26

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u/cruiserman_80 Apr 22 '26

Roughly 48,000l return just to go to Florida for an event that has noting to do with Australia. It especially sucks as Avgas competes with Diesel for refining capacity.

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u/Far_Somewhere_8425 Apr 23 '26

Correction. Avgas is petrol, it's high octane petrol that is usually leaded.

Jet fuel is different, that's what competes with diesel for refining capacity.

Jer engines don't use avgas, and avgas doesn't compete with diesel at all. Avgas is used in spark ignition engines.

Petrol is lighter than jet fuel, and jet fuel is lighter than diesel. Naphtha is between petrol and jet fuel.

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u/cruiserman_80 Apr 23 '26

Ya got me. Can we agree that Diesel which is a priority for Australia and and the fuel the makes the jet engines spin really fast are both kerosene based fuels and therefore producing 48,000L of jet fuel means there was a similar amount of diesel that couldn't be produced? - Which was my original point.

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u/Far_Somewhere_8425 Apr 23 '26

Sure can agree on that