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		catalogia on May 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mount Everest is visible from Kathmandu for first ... Is there any reason jet aircraft couldn't burn something like ULSD? ULSD has a sulfur content of 15ppm in North America, whereas jet fuel can apparently be 2000ppm or more.

riffraff on May 21, 2020 [–]

Because it's cheaper, I believe. aviation SE has a larger answer https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/13042/why-do-je...

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