GERMAN RESEARCHERS SUCCESSFULLY TEST BIOFUELS IN DISMOUNTED JET ENGINE
July 1st, 2017
GERMAN researchers have been testing aviation biofuels on a dismounted CFM56 engine, used in Airbus and Boeing medium-haul aircraft, concluding they are both safe to use and reduce CO2 emissions compared to kerosene. They also tested 50/50 biofuel-kerosene blends at a test rig operated by airline research arm Lufthansa Technik, with similar positive results. German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt - DLR) and the Bundeswehr Research Institute for Materials, Fuels and Lubricants worked with Lufthansa. Data was captured by probes from ...
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