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Pilot planning round-the-world biodiesel flight for 2009

Back in October, an L-29 military aircraft named BioJet I powered by nothing but B100 biodiesel made a successful flight over Reno, Nevada. That short jaunt has now set the stage for something bigger: the first round-the-world flight powered by biodiesel. The pilot behind this undertaking is Doug Rodante, and he's assembled a team called Green-Flight International to help him use the cheaper and more environmentally-friendly biofuel in his quest. The team is currently working on an FAA fuel test, according to this article from WFTV. The next ... Read more →

Passenger-free biofuel Air New Zealand flight set for 2008 or 2009 Sebastian Blanco

That's one small flight for biofuels, one giant ... oh, you get the picture. The news that Air New Zealand will get biofuels into the air in a Boeing 747 in either 2008 or 2009 is great for people ...

Pilot planning round-the-world biodiesel flight for 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back in October, an L-29 military aircraft named BioJet I powered by nothing but B100 biodiesel made a successful flight over Reno, Nevada. That short jaunt has now set the stage for something bigger: the first round-the-world flight powered by biodiesel. The pilot behind this undertaking is Doug ...

Passenger-free biofuel Air New Zealand flight set for 2008 or 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

That's one small flight for biofuels, one giant ... oh, you get the picture. The news that Air New Zealand will get biofuels into the air in a Boeing 747 in either 2008 or 2009 is great for people who fly a lot and feel kind of guilty about it (course, the really rich can always planepool). We're a ...


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