The United States Navy is testing bio-fuels to power its aircraft. Just last week, an F/A-18 Super Hornet in Paxtuxent River, Md., flew powered by a 50-50 mixture of aviation fuel and camelina sativa, which is commonly known as wild flax seed. The jet performed just as well on the alternative fuel as on traditional fuel during a 45-minute flight.
The Navy has already received 40,000 gallons of the bio-fuel from a grower in Montana. It will be a few months before the camelina sativa can be certified as an alternative fuel source.
Thats Exciting For the future of America!
cool
now they can live up to the expression “lean, mean, green machine!”
well thats a change