Coconut powered jumbo jet

[yurbud]

Jumbo-jet burns coconuts to fly
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:02:36


A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 jumbo jet, carrying bio-fuels mixed with kerosene has made the short trip between London and Amsterdam.

Head of Virgin Atlantic Airlines, Sir Richard Branson said the flight marked a 'vital breakthrough' for the entire airline industry.

The commercial flight used fuel from a mixture of Brazilian babassu nuts and coconuts.

"This pioneering flight will enable those of us who are serious about reducing our carbon emissions to go on developing the fuels of the future," he said.


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[phantom power]

1. fyi, "mixed with" == "80% kerosene"

[eppur_se_muova]

4. And in only one of four engines. nt

[Dora]

2. It's morally wrong to use food as fuel, IMO. nt

[yurbud]

3. how about palm oil? isn't that bad for you?

[Dora]

5. I prefer using palm oil to Crisco.

Many scratch cooks want substitutes for hydrogenated vegetable fats, and palm oil saved my pie crust. I haven't bought crisco in years.


More about the increased demand for palm oil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_oil#Environmental.2C_social_and_cultural_impact

[hendo]

8. For more on Palm oil..

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/19/business/palmoil.php

This was a pretty good article.

[Librado]

6. At first, I thought it was a joke

It is amazing how much we can get from mother nature.

[Javaman]

7. Nice to know that Gilligan and the Professor are still hard at work!

:rofl:

[yurbud]

9. next up: the stealth coconut

[NNadir]

10. I'm sure that the Sumatran tigers whose habitat has been ground up for palm oil plantations

are all thrilled.