Air Force to Test Coal-Based Jet Fuel

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Air Force to Test Coal-Based Jet Fuel


DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- The Air Force is scheduled Tuesday to test a new jet fuel blend made partly from coal.

A B-52 bomber at Edwards Air Force Base in California is expected to take off with two of its eight jet engines burning a 50-50 blend of synthetic and oil-based fuel.

Research on the fuel project has been conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton. The goal is to develop, test and pave the way to commercialize the fuel.

The research is focused on the Fischer-Tropsch process for producing synthetic kerosene from coal. The military wants a fuel that works with engines, fuel systems and supply infrastructure already in the field.



Known since the 1920s, the process produces clean-burning fuel, but it hasn't been economical, Harrison said. High fuel prices are making it more attractive, and the Pentagon hopes it can help jump-start an industry by earmarking funds for synthetic jet fuel starting in 2008.
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