Eli5: why do fighter jets use less refined fuel than cars

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Cars use gasoline but jets use something closer to diesel, maybe kerosene, that’s less combustible. Wouldn’t they need a _more_ volatile or explosive fuel to get the most thrust for performance?

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jet engines can run on anything the produces heat, the soviets built one that ran on coal dust.

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