The Air Force has certified its first plane to begin using biofuel. The C-17 Globemaster III will use a blended fuel, that’s composed of both a plant-based biofuel and traditional jet fuel. The mixture will be 50/50.
The fuel mixture burns much cleaner than traditional jet fuel and doesn’t feature many byproducts, such as sulfur. And it does so without hindering the performance of the plane.
“When blended as we’ve done, this is a potential drop-in solution for jet fuel for our aircraft, requiring no modification to systems or special handling or monitoring,” Jeff Braun, the Air Force’s alternative fuel certification office chief, said in a statement. “We expect to conclude HRJ flight testing within the next 12 months, supporting fleetwide HRJ [hydrotreated renewable jet fuel] certification within the next 22 months.”
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