Moontanman Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Air New Zealand completes biofuel test flight January 2, 2008 Air New Zealand has successfully undertaken the world's first commercial aviation test flighthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight using the second-generation biofuel jatropha. A series of key performance tests were conducted at various altitudes during the two hour flight over New Zealand's North Island in which a 50:50 jatrophahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha and Jet A1 fuel blend was used to power one of four Rolls-Royce RB211 engines on the Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400. Air New Zealand completes biofuel test flight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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