An-32 military transport aircraft in India, purchased in the Soviet Union, this year will fly on biofuel. The corresponding certificate was issued on Friday by the Indian Center for determination of airworthiness and certification of military aircraft (Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification, CEMILAC).
according to the report, fuel for the aircraft AN-32 Indian Air Force will contain 10 percent biofuel, obtained from several kinds of seeds and fruits of plants, growing in India. The decision to use biofuels made on the results of the test series, conducted in 2018 year.
In India, the Ministry of Defense said, that the use of biofuels for aviation Indian Air Force military transport aircraft will save on fossil fuels, that the country is not rich.
Aviation biofuels have been developed by the Indian Institute of Petroleum at Dehradun in 2013 year, and 2018 It has been tested in military transport aircraft. stated, that is currently being considered for the use of biofuels in civil aviation. The first flights of aircraft on such fuel have already taken place.
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Gradual transfer of all ships and military aircraft involved in the biofuel in the US.
