Biofuel for Airlines
Tests are under way to test running a single Rolls Royce Jet engine on Boeing 747 running on a blend of kerosene and bio-fuel. Considering a 747 needs 16 tonnes of fuel to take off and to get to cruising height. It's gonna take an awful lot of fields out of food production to fly the skies!
Author: PeakOilNZ
Keywords: bio-fuel jet 747 rolls royce experiment
Added: November 14, 2007
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