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EgyptAir's new Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes off for history-making biofuel flight

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The EgyptAir 787-9 Dreamliner that took off from Boeing's Everett delivery center made history Tuesday when it embarked on the longest-ever commercial flight powered by biofuel. Two EgyptAir captains shared the duties for the 13-hour flight, joined by a group of 50 people from Cairo, including the airline's two vice chairmen. "It's a special flight because of the biofuel. It's history making and record-breaking," Capt. Abdelhady Mostafa Elshakankiry, who was at the… (www.bizjournals.com) 更多...

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hmausfr
What are the numbers side by side comparing Bio and Jet A-1 for this flight. Cost, fuel weight, fuel used, etc?
Jackx9
Don Quixote 1
Great aircraft!
srichardson2011
This may sound silly however it does happen , what if they fuel the plane with aviation fuel full tank. Would it still fly even thou they use 70/40 Biofuel . silly mix up's do happen with fuel tankers .
kg4ysy
Jim Beckner 2
Not sure what exactly applies to biofuel, but at least with JET A and JET A-1 fuels, the manufacturers state that you have to have at least three (I think) fill-ups with JET A-1 after filling up with JET A before you can claim that you are using JET A-1 in terms of freezing point and whatnot. Nothing to say that you have to drain the tanks or anything, but you can't be sure that you've purged all the JET A until you put JET A-1 in it a few times. I imagine the same would be true of the biofuel if there were any concerns with freezing point, consumption rates, etc.

Credit here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W3xOg1d7nw
KicksOnRoute66
Not sure if you're serious
srichardson2011
Yes I'm Genuine , .
patstphens1174
Richard Fox -1
Good heavens! You're mathematically illiterate! Must be a paper plane driver...
srichardson2011
So what do you do MR FOX , you really didn't have to answer to the statement maybe your one of the Refuelers that make silly mistakes .
patstphens1174
Richard Fox 0
DO NOT, disrespect ground crew you plum! 70/40 was very VERY silly thing to say, you've copped a caning for it, you've been laughed at, now just get on with your day - maybe try to restrict those 70/40 ideas to the YouTube comment section in future...
- Richard 'Dick' Fox. Former 777-3ER Captain. 17,822h TT.

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