TylerDurden
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Canadian jet flies (solely) on biofuel
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arkmundi
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Wow, touted to be fueled by a variety of mustard seed that's "industrial" and not food that also grows on marginal land and in the process improves the land for agriculture. A drop-in replacement for kerosene. Biofuels are considered carbon neutral.
whereswally606
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brilliant to have a guilt free way of flying.
arkmundi
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So which airline picks up on it and goes for the green label, or do they all?
Turbines are much more tolerant of variations in fuel compared to smogged-out piston engines in cars. I don't expect to see a lot of 100% bio-fuel planes (this sounds like its just for publicity), but rather 10% bio-fuel mixed-in as an oil-based fuels "stretcher".
Dauntless
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Aviation in general, American aviation in particular, is resistant to change. The general population of it doesn't want to experiment, they want what has already worked at all times. It'll be an unhill climb getting any biofuel into planes on a regular basis.
Hillhater
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That may be a first for Canada, or for fuel derived from mustard seed, ..but its not a first for bio fuel in commercial aircraft.
Commercial airlines in Europe are already using Bio fuels.
For some trials they actually flew with one engine on Kero and the other fueled by Bio..just in case ??
Commercial airlines in Europe are already using Bio fuels.
For some trials they actually flew with one engine on Kero and the other fueled by Bio..just in case ??
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=bio-jet-fuel-struggles-to
TylerDurden
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Yeah, last I heard the previous flights were blends or fuel switchover tests.
Hillhater
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I know for a fact 18 months ago British Midland flew scheduled flight, UK to Spain, on full Bio fuel.
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