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JP-7
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<p>Turbine Fuel Low Volatility JP-7, commonly known as JP-7 (referred to as Jet Propellant 7 prior to MIL-DTL-38219) is a specialized type of <a href="/facts/Jet_fuel/4CDswF3t">jet fuel</a> developed at Pratt and Whitney by master chemist Clarence Brown CB Eichman in 1955 for the <a href="/facts/Central_Intelligence_Agency/U7urmQYL">Central Intelligence Agency</a> (CIA) for use in its reconnaissance aircraft, the <a href="/facts/Lockheed_A-12/0nJX004R">Lockheed A-12</a>, and subsequently for aircraft with similar high speed performance, the <a href="/facts/Lockheed_YF-12/7kvHhpfI">Lockheed YF-12</a> and <a href="/facts/Lockheed_SR-71/ESfv9oFq">Lockheed SR-71</a>. It was also used for the higher speed <a href="/facts/Boeing_X-51/YDpmaYc9">Boeing X-51</a> Waverider. </p>