Air New Zealand first in the world to test Bio fuel

[Duigan]

Air New Zealand tested a Bio fuel today made from 50:50 jatropha and Jet fuel
The two hour flight involved it being used in one engine of the Boeing 747-400 aircraft

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4806288a13.html

[itami]

Also JAL planned a demo flight for January 30, 2009 out of Haneda Airport, Tokyo.
A blend of 50% biofuel and 50% traditional Jet-A jet (kerosene) fuel will be tested in one of the four Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines of a JAL Boeing 747-300 aircraft. The biofuel component to be used will be a mixture of three second-generation biofuel feedstocks: camelina (84%), jatropha (under 16%), and algae (under 1%). This flight will make it the first one to be powered by camelina, and the first using a combination of three sustainable feedstocks.

[Desert Rat]

Funny...

http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail. ... 110622_014

[earthman]

I bet they get the frying fat from all the Belgian fries bars in Amsterdam.

[Desert Rat]

I taught you were calling them "den Frituur".......

[earthman]

No, they are called frituur only in Belgium.