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Air Force Tests Synthetic Fuels.
- Source :
- Military Engineer; Jul/Aug2009, Vol. 101 Issue 660, p30-30, 1/4p
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The article reports on the field testing of a 50/50 blend of JP-8 and synthetic jet fuel by the U.S. Air Force Petroleum Agency (AFPA) at the 364th Training Squadron fuels training complex at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Officials from AFPA and Robert and Co. are conducting tests on the infrastructure of the Type-III hydrant fueling systems. The tests are part of the Department of Defense's plan to reduce it dependency on foreign crude oil.
- Subjects :
- MILITARY airplane flight testing
JET fuel
SYNTHETIC fuels
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00263982
- Volume :
- 101
- Issue :
- 660
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Military Engineer
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 43536448