Air Force tests synthetic fuel in N.D.

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With the wind chill making it seem like 40 below zero, Lt. Col. Daniel Millman said the Air Force picked the right place to test a new fuel.

Millman, flying a B-52 bomber in these freezing conditions, helped test a synthetic fuel blend that could be made domestically from coal or natural gas as the Air Force seeks to wean its dependence on foreign crude and defray soaring fuel costs.

The cold-weather tests of the fuel, which wrapped up earlier this month, showed it compared well to conventional petroleum-based military aviation fuel, JP-8, Air Force officials said.

"It behaves exactly the same as JP-8, no more no less," Millman said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070217/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/bomber_fuel_tests_1

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1. Interesting. I'd like to learn more about that. (n/t)