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Jumbo Jet Flies on Veggie Oil

Boeing 747 powered by biofuel

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 31, 2008 6:35 AM CST

(Newser) – A Boeing 747 powered by a mixture of aviation fuel and vegetable oil flew on a two-hour test flight which is being hailed as a technological and ecological milestone. The Air New Zealand passenger jet was powered in part by oil from the jatropha plant,...   Read full story »

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