Sustainable Oils Supplies Camelina-Based Biofuel for U.S. Navy's F/A-18
Earth Day Test Is First Supersonic Flight to Use 50-50 Camelina-Based, Traditional Jet Fuel Mix
Sustainable Oils, a producer of renewable, low carbon and domestically produced camelina-based fuels, supplied the camelina-based biojet fuel that successfully powered yesterday's Earth Day test flight of the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 "Green Hornet" aircraft. Taking place at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Patuxent River, Maryland, the flight was the first to demonstrate the performance of a 50-50 blend of camelina-based biojet fuel and traditional petroleum-based jet fuel at supersonic speeds. Yesterday's use of this camelina-based fuel, which was produced by Honeywell's UOP using its renewable jet fuel process technology, marks a significant milestone in the certification and operational use of camelina-based biofuels in military aircraft.
"The success of the Navy's Earth Day flight again demonstrates that camelina-based jet fuel meets the quality and performance requirements that these aircraft demand," said Tom Todaro, CEO of Sustainable Oils.
