Fuel - Afloat and Ashore
Boeing Vertol HH-46E Sea Knight 156476, c/n 2546, carrying US FAA civil registration N476VH.
View of the fuel filler on the right side of the helicopter. JP-4 / F-40 fuel had a low flash point of 0 deg F, -18 deg C. JP-5 / F-44 fuel has a much higher flash point of 140 deg F / 60 deg C. Higher flash-point fuel poses less of a hazard, especially aboard ships and aircraft carriers.
Flash Point (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_point
This helicopter is now owned and operated by the Vietnam Helicopters Museum, based at Buchanan Field in Concord, California (CCR / KCCR)
This helicopter was originally procured for the U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps in 1969. Online resources indicate that it was procured as a CH-46F, but was later converted to the HH-46E rescue standard.
Boeing Verton CH-46 Sea Knight (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Vertol_CH-46_Sea_Knight
Vietnam Helicopters Museum (museum web site):
Fuel - Afloat and Ashore
Boeing Vertol HH-46E Sea Knight 156476, c/n 2546, carrying US FAA civil registration N476VH.
View of the fuel filler on the right side of the helicopter. JP-4 / F-40 fuel had a low flash point of 0 deg F, -18 deg C. JP-5 / F-44 fuel has a much higher flash point of 140 deg F / 60 deg C. Higher flash-point fuel poses less of a hazard, especially aboard ships and aircraft carriers.
Flash Point (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_point
This helicopter is now owned and operated by the Vietnam Helicopters Museum, based at Buchanan Field in Concord, California (CCR / KCCR)
This helicopter was originally procured for the U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps in 1969. Online resources indicate that it was procured as a CH-46F, but was later converted to the HH-46E rescue standard.
Boeing Verton CH-46 Sea Knight (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Vertol_CH-46_Sea_Knight
Vietnam Helicopters Museum (museum web site):