The United States Air Force is well on their way to becoming coal-powered. On Monday, the USAF carried out a transcontinental test flight using a 50-50 blend of standard jet fuel and coal-based ’synfuel’.While synthetic fuel has the capacity to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, it could also double CO2 emissions produced by military flight.
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Air Force Will Be Coal-Powered by 2011
(via gas2.org)
Submitted by claybodie on Wed, 2007-12-19 18:24. | Tags: technology | air-force | aviation | coal | military | synfuel