A US Air Force Boeing B-52 has begun cold-weather testing of a 50:50 blend of synthetic and standard jet fuel under a programme to reduce the US military's dependence on imported oil. The aircraft uses a mix of crude oil-based JP-8 and a synthetic fuel produced from natural gas using the Fischer-Tropsch process. Ground testing at extreme low temperatures at Minot AFB in North Dakota is the last step in certification of the fuel.
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Source: Flight International
Airbus Helicopters has increased the number of H160M Guepard prototypes it intends to build, with final assembly of the first of three examples set to begin shortly.
Airbus Helicopters has been awarded a £122 million ($152 million) contract to supply six H145 light-twin helicopters to the UK for troop transport duties in Brunei and Cyprus.
US Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys are once again operating from the decks of the navy’s light carrier amphibious assault ships, as the service progresses toward recertifying its tiltrotors and crews after a three-month grounding order was lifted.
