The United States Air Force (USAF) has certified a 50/50 blend of Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthetic jet fuel and JP-8 fuel for operational use in all B-52H Stratofortress aircraft.
The USAF plans to test and certify every airframe to fly on a domestically produced synthetic fuel blend by early 2011. The next aircraft to be certified for FT fuel is the C-17 Globemaster III, which Australia now operates.
Royal Australian Air Force C-17
Recently, the USAF ordered 281,000 gallons of synthetic fuel for further testing on the C-17 and B-1 Lancer engines in the coming year. NASA is also interested in synthetic fuels and will receive 9,000 gallons of synthetic fuel from the Air Force so they can begin evaluating its use in various engines and systems.
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Source: Secretary of the Air Force
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