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Planes to fly on cooking oil
Is it fair to imagine that some people just don't want to know about how certain things are done? If they did, perhaps their irrational side might overwhelm the blinkered side that helps them get through each and every painful day. Does everyone want to know, for example, that the Boeing 737 in which they are strapped is flying on the detritus of some very fine french fries? In the last few days, KLM and Thomson Airways, two European airlines, announced that they would be flying a plane… (news.cnet.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
When fireing up the lawnmower, i always get a whiff of gasoline and it would remind me of the avgas spewing out of those old radial engine airplanes. Now, when i order a side of french fries it's gonna remind me of jet engines lol
hmmmm.....doesn't the government already say that fried foods are bad for us and the cost of a regular bottle of cooking oil already cost around $3....just where are we supposed to get said cooking oil; the whole ethonal thing never really panned due to supply.....why are we so stupid that we just won't go the natural gas route?
what next??
I would like to know how many Joules of energy per gram are produced from the french fry concoction verses conventional Av fuel. Like Ethanol blends, it's not as efficient as pure gasoline...thus lower fuel milage. And I would bet the weight of this Julian mixture might be heavier too, verses Av fuel. Do we really need to do anything that might drive the cost of food higher by our naivete?
NOT a CLEAN Option.
Amazing. The patients've 'taken over' the Asylum.
All the bears'll be heading for the Airport in Anchorage.
Bears on the Taxiways and Runways;think of it!
(We already have Beavers and Otters__ heh,heh,heh)
CAMAI,Chugiiak!
Amazing. The patients've 'taken over' the Asylum.
All the bears'll be heading for the Airport in Anchorage.
Bears on the Taxiways and Runways;think of it!
(We already have Beavers and Otters__ heh,heh,heh)
CAMAI,Chugiiak!
Interesting. Let's just see how much more effecient this will be. But then again, when the world runs out of oil (it will happen one day, it is not an "if") i suppose effeciency will be secondary. We are going to need something to fuel our trains, planes and automobiles. But then again, by the time we run out of oil, we may be flying with "Star Trek" like engines... who knows. There is tons of garbage and crap in this world. It would be revolutionary if we can fuel our aircraft with garbage or cow manure.
Tim - natural gas is not desirable for aircraft fuel, it's difficult to store at any useful volume unless it's under pressure which results in a huge pressure-vessel fuel tank which either has to be carried externally causing enormous drag, or internally taking up cabin space. Look up Tupolev TU-155, also draws parallels with using hydrogen as fuel.
Biofuels such as this, Jatropha, Camelina etc are the logical step to ween off from oil, unless of course abiogenic theory is correct ;)
Biofuels such as this, Jatropha, Camelina etc are the logical step to ween off from oil, unless of course abiogenic theory is correct ;)