Coconut oil jet biofuel ran in a small turbojet engine with similar efficiency and lower hydrocarbon emissions.

With airlines and consumers increasingly concerned about carbon, nitrogen and hydrocarbon emissions, biofuels have emerged as ...

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Air travel may one day get a little greener thanks to an unlikely fuel source: coconuts. Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan ...

Researchers in Japan have developed a coconut oil-based jet fuel blend that maintains engine efficiency while reducing ...

A Lufthansa 787-9 Dreamliner will host Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator flying test bed during series of flight tests, evaluating a new engine inlet design and modified take-off and landing procedures. Boeing ...

With their capability to fly higher, farther, and more efficiently, jet engines have transformed air travel since their introduction. From its origins in the 1930s, the jet engine was a substantial ...