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President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Tokyo on Monday, said the incidents could have been caused by “bad fuel.” He ruled out foul play and said there was “nothing to hide.”

If that was the actual problem…

trump has no idea how bad that is, and how insane it is to say it…

It’s probably an excuse he thought of in the moment and just a lie, but it’s a really bad sign if true. Like, helicopters don’t use jet fuel.

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edible_funk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
The fact he said no foul play makes me immediately suspect foul play.

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NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Uh, helicopters do run on jet fuel…

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- chocrates@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I was gonna say, they have a turbine on top of the rotor right? I don't know what makes jet fuel special, but helicopters surely would need it too
  
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  - remotelove@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    MH-60s have 3 engines. 2 for the main rotor and 1 to provide air to star them them and provide initial electrical power. All three run on JP-5, which is jet fuel. (I was stationed in a helicopter squadron for a few years.)
    
    JP-5 is a kerosene based fuel.
    
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  - NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Yeah any decent sized helicopter is run off of jet turbines. They provide the power to rotate the rotor. Jet fuel burns hotter, is less prone to freezing, and is more energy dense than gasoline or most other types of petrol fuel.
    
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snooggums@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It is absolutely something he pulled out of his ass in the moment.

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extremeboredom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
… What do you think helicopters DO run on?

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- givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Honestly?
  
  I forgot about turbine engines.
  
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ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
The fact that it was a jet and a helicopter makes me think bad fuel might actually be the reason. It is hard enough keeping water out of fuel on dry land, let alone at sea. Then again, with Trump you never know if it’s something more insidious, like corners being cut on maintenance.

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