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But not jet fuel, most likely.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Tue Feb 22nd, 2011 at 09:39:27 AM EST
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but isnt parafin useable as jetfuel at a pinch?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Feb 22nd, 2011 at 09:45:43 AM EST
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I don't know. Are there cans of parafin on offer along the road side? I think kerosene is the closest thing to jet fuel that most people can usually get. But for an instant airport you probably would need something that could handle a couple of C-130s, one of which could drop off a fuel load that would keep two planes aloft for a day or two, and  an anti-aircraft battery or two for self defense. It would be easier if they could transit Tunisian or Egyptian airspace and hook in to Libya to the south, perhaps to a private airstrip.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Tue Feb 22nd, 2011 at 09:16:56 PM EST
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