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RAF claims record for world's first flight using pure synthetic fuel

The Royal Air Force has claimed a Guinness World Record for the first ever aircraft flight powered entirely by synthetic fuel. On November 2 in the skies over Cotswold Airport in the UK, Group Captain ...
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Zero Petroleum Synthetic Fuel Powers Ikarus C42

Zero Petroleum brought the first aircraft to fly on all-synthetic fuel to the Farnborough Airshow. Synthetic fuel-powered Ikarus C42 microlite, and Zero Petroleum fuel container. Photo: David McIntosh ...
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RAF Turns to Synthetic Fuel and Electric Aircraft As It Joins the Net Zero Race

The race is on to reduce carbon emissions. Major companies have already committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century. Now, it's the Royal Air Force's turn to go green as it just ...
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RAF, Zero Petroleum claim first net-zero synthetic fuel flight

Zero Petroleum and the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) have claimed a world record for a first aircraft flight conducted using 100% synthetic fuel. Involving an Ikarus C42 ultra-light aircraft, the 21min ...
Defense News

British Air Force hails first-ever test flight using only synthetic fuel

Zero Petroleum personnel fuel up a small test aircraft on Nov. 2 at Cotswold Airport, Britain, for the first flight using only synthetic aviation fuel, as test pilot RAF Group Captain Peter 'Willy' ...