Biofuel-powered Commercial Aircraft Takes First Test Flight
February 29, 2008http://biopact.com/2008/02/virgin-in-historic-biofuel-flight.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a_h18_i9kSvs&refer=news
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A Boeing 747 Virgin Atlantic Airways commercial aircraft made its first test flight with one of its unmodified engines powered by a 25% biofuel blend in a separate fuel tank. The biofuel, which was made from coconut and babassu oil feedstocks from Brazil, was blended with standard jet kerosene fuel. The passenger-free test flight took off from London’s Heathrow Airport and landed in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The information obtained from the test flight will be evaluated by the project collaborators, Virgin Atlantic, Boeing, and engine-maker, GE, and may pave the way for “biofuel-powered” commercial flights in the near future.
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