Bio Diesel Jet Plane
Bio-Diesel is an alternative fuel used in lqwn movers and cars. But what about airplanes?
Read on to learn about a bio-diesel jet ...>>>
"Biodiesel ... recently power a 1968 L-29 Czechoslovakian jet—dubbed BioJet 1—up to 17,000 feet (5,180 meters) over 37 minutes. A three minute, 15-second test the day before was the world's first flight entirely fueled by cooking oil."
"... the fuel for the historic October flight: fresh canola oil refined into biodiesel. ...""
"As little as 20 percent biodiesel in petroleum diesel fuel will reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent,... "
"... plans to fly the experimental jet from Reno, Nev., to Orlando, Fla.—the first transcontinental biodiesel flight, in eight stops. And, eventually, he hopes to fly a similarly fuelled plane around the world. ...""
Via: Scientific American Link