Argentina’s air force tests and develops

Not long ago, we reported about progress made in the development of biofuels for airplanes, the last great green fuel challenge, and today, Argentina’s Air Force not only announced its plan to develop “biokerosene”, but actually demonstrated its use.

The plan foresees a “bio-jetfuel” containing 80% “Jet A1″, a special kind of kerosene, and 20% biodiesel obtained from soy or rapeseed. A first actual demonstration of a military aircraft – a C-130 Hercules – using the new fuel was given today at a military base near Buenos Aires.

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