Airbus A350 in first in-flight test of pure biofuel

Aircraft are certified to use biofuels in a 50 percent blend but a team of experts will use an Airbus A350 to find out exactly what happens when you move to 100 percent.

The world’s first inflight in-flight emissions study using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a widebody commercial jet involves experts from manufacturer Airbus, German research center DLR, engine-maker Rolls-Royce and SAF producer Neste.

They will look at how using pure alternative fuels affect the emissions and performance of an A350-900 powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and hope the results will help the push to certify the commercial read more ⇒

Source:: AirlineRatings.Com

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