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Boeing, Netherlands Air Force Make History, AH-64D Flies On Blended Fuel

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Friday, June 18th, 2010

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Boeing [BA] and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) this week made aviation history when a Boeing AH-64D Apache became the first rotorcraft in the world to fly using a blend of sustainable bio-kerosene and standard aviation jet fuel. The 20-minute flight, conducted at Gilze-Rijen Airbase, home of the RNLAF's combat rotorcraft squadrons, was witnessed by dozens of industry observers and defense journalists. The sustainable biofuel used in the flight was produced using algae-based biomass and used cooking oil, and…

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