Trailblazer: Plane flies Doon-Delhi on biofuel
Saurabh Sinha | TNN | Updated: Aug 28, 2018, 01:39 IST
DEHRADUN: A SpiceJet
A turboprop aircraft named Haldi became India’s first plane carrying passengers to operate on biofuel when it flew from Dehradun to Delhi on Monday, raising hopes for low-emission flights less dependent on increasingly expensive jet fuel.
The biofuel, derived from the jhatropa plant grown by 500 farmer families in Chhattisgarh, was first tested on a 20-minute flight on Haldi with crew only in Dehradun a day earlier.
After the green fuel performed better than expected, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation cleared the first-ever flight with passengers on Monday.
“The flight result showed biofuel had 1.8% higher energy density than regular aviation turbine fuel,” said.
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https://m.timesofindia.com/business/india-business/india-turns-sky-green-first-biofuel-flight-successfully-operated-by-spicejet/articleshow/65556824.cms
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