Monday, October 3, 2011

Fire Scout UAV makes first biofuel-powered flight

Fire Scout UAV makes first biofuel-powered flight: "The US Navy has successfully flown its MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on biofuel. The unmanned helicopter became the Navy's first UAV to use biofuel technology when it took-off on Friday over Webster Field in St. Inigoes, Maryland, running on a blend of JP-5 aviation fuel and plant-based camelina"

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