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arista
28-11-2023, 08:29 AM
[The first transatlantic flight by a
large passenger aircraft using pure
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
“shows how we can decarbonise transport”,
Transport Secretary Mark Harper
has said ahead of its planned departure
from Heathrow.

Virgin Atlantic will operate the flight to
New York JFK with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
aircraft today.

Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson,
Mr Harper and Virgin Atlantic chief
executive Shai Weiss will be among
the passengers on the flight,
which is not carrying fare-paying travellers,yet.]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-12798733/Transport-Secretary-hails-transatlantic-flight-using-greener-fuel.html
Zizu
28-11-2023, 10:08 AM
A jumbo jet powered by lard ( pig fat )

:)


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arista
28-11-2023, 11:20 AM
A jumbo jet powered by lard ( pig fat )

:)




By used cooking oil.



And it is the Mega Jumbo Jet
Livia
28-11-2023, 11:23 AM
By used cooking oil.



And it is the Mega Jumbo Jet

Call me cynical, but I'll wait and see how it goes before I go ahead and book a flight.
user104658
28-11-2023, 11:33 AM
Is it genuinely pig fat? Because while it's fun in concept... the environmental impact of farming enough pigs to power the number of flights dotting around the globe daily would be astronomical. Probably bigger that the current aviation emissions :joker:. Much like "clean" electric cars and the great honking filthy impact of battery industry/manufacture :idc:.
arista
28-11-2023, 11:33 AM
Call me cynical, but I'll wait and see how it goes before I go ahead and book a flight.


That MP is on it.
And other Executives

But No Public on this Official Flight to NYC
using SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel).
arista
28-11-2023, 11:37 AM
Is it genuinely pig fat?

No
arista
28-11-2023, 11:46 AM
Taking off Live on SkyNewsHD


Their reporter (Jonathan Samuels) is on the flight
Zizu
28-11-2023, 11:47 AM
Is it genuinely pig fat? Because while it's fun in concept... the environmental impact of farming enough pigs to power the number of flights dotting around the globe daily would be astronomical. Probably bigger that the current aviation emissions :joker:. Much like "clean" electric cars and the great honking filthy impact of battery industry/manufacture :idc:.


The radio report said ‘used cooking oil’

I know that all the top restaurants and Harry Ramsdens all use lard .. so I went with that .

Plus it had the comedy element


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Livia
28-11-2023, 12:02 PM
The radio report said ‘used cooking oil’

I know that all the top restaurants and Harry Ramsdens all use lard .. so I went with that .

Plus it had the comedy element


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So you're saying that some bits of a pig can fly?
Zizu
28-11-2023, 12:11 PM
So you're saying that some bits of a pig can fly?


I know nothing .. ( Manuel ?)


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Livia
28-11-2023, 02:12 PM
I know nothing .. ( Manuel ?)


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... and you're not even from Barcelona, I bet.
Zizu
28-11-2023, 02:43 PM
Flight weather conditions :

Crisp and Dry


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bots
28-11-2023, 03:07 PM
Flight weather conditions :

Crisp and Dry


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:laugh:



It's like wind farms, they give you a bit of power, but you will need to have one in your back garden for it to become viable
user104658
28-11-2023, 04:56 PM
:laugh:



It's like wind farms, they give you a bit of power, but you will need to have one in your back garden for it to become viable

tbf wind farms themselves work fine it's clean, renewable (non-chemical battery) power storage they need to work on. Gravity batteries, pumped hydro etc.

Otherwise you'll never get the consistent output needed from 100% green sources.
smudgie
28-11-2023, 09:13 PM
.


Not here for the first flight on Lucy in the sky.
arista
29-11-2023, 02:20 PM
Landed yesterday in NYC

No problems with the Used Chip Oil Fuel
arista
29-11-2023, 02:31 PM
[The first transatlantic flight by a large passenger
plane powered only by alternative fuels
has landed in the US.
Operated by Virgin Atlantic,
it flew from London's Heathrow
to New York's JFK airport.

Airlines see the flight, which is supported by government
funding, as demonstrating that a
greener way of flying is possible.
But a lack of fuel supply remains a challenge,
while other technology will be needed to
hit emissions targets.

The flight was a one-off of its kind so far,
and is not carrying fare-paying passengers.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67548961