Biocombustibles En Aviación

Biocombustibles en la aviación
Compañías precursoras y principales inversores
Desde el 2008, se han realizado diversos vuelos de prueba con aviones propulsados por biocombustibles. Pero no es hasta julio de 2011 que se aprueba el uso de mezclas de biocombustibles con queroseno tradicional para vuelos comerciales. El organismo que lo aprueba es el ASTM (American Section of the InternationalAssociation for Testing Materials), que es un organismo de normalización de los EEUU.
Fecha | Compañía | Aeronave | Biocombustible | Comentarios |
Feb 2008 | Virgin Atlantic | Boeing 747 | Aceites extraídos del coco y del bubasú | |
Dic 2008 | Air New Zeland | Boeing 747 | Aceites extraídos de la jatrofa | |
Ene 2009 | Continental Airlines | Boeing 737 | Algas y jatrofa | |
Ene 2009 |Japan Airlines | Boeing 747 | Camelina, jatrofa y algas | |
Abr 2010 | US Navy | F/A-18 | Camelia | |
Mar 2010 | US Air Force | A-10 | Grasas y aceites de cocina reciclados | |
Jun 2010 | Dutch Military | Apache Helicopter | Grasas y aceites de cocina reciclados | |
Jun 2010 | EADS | Diamond D42 | Algas | |
Nov 2010 | US Navy | MH-60S Seahawk | Camelina | |
Nov 2010 | TAM | Airbus320 | Jatrofa | |
Jun 2011 | Boeing | Boeing 747-8F | Camelina | |

Fecha | Compañía | Aeronave | Biocombustible | Comentarios |
Jun 2011 | KLM | Boeing 737-800 | Grasas y aceites de cocina reciclados | |
Jul 2011 | Lufthansa | Airbus A321 | Jatrofa, camelina y grasas animales | |
Jul 2011 | Interjet | Airbus A320 | Jatrofa | |
Ago 2011 | AeroMexico | Boeing 777-200 | Jatrofa | |Oct 2011 | Thomson Airways | Boeing 757-200 | Grasas y aceites de cocina reciclados | |
Oct 2011 | Iberia | Airbus A320 | Camelina | |

Date | Operator | Platform | Biofuel | Notes |
Feb 2008 | Virgin Atlantic | Boeing 747 | Aceites extraidos del coco y del babasú | Virgin flew the very first biofuel test flight between London and Amsterdam, using a 20% blend of biofuels in one of itsengines[10] |
Dec 2008 | Air New Zealand | Boeing 747 | Aceites extraidos de la jatrofa | A two-hour test flight using a 50-50 mixture of the new biofuel with Jet A-1 in the number one position Rolls Royce RB-211 engine of 747-400 ZK-NBS, was successfully completed on 30 December 2008. The engine was then removed to be scrutinised and studied to identify any differences between the Jatrophablend and regular Jet A1. No effects to performances were found.[11] |
Jan 2009 | Continental Airlines | Boeing 737 | Algas y jatrofa | Continental Airlines ran the first flight of an algae-fueled jet. The flight from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport completed a circuit over the Gulf of Mexico. The pilots on board executed a series of tests at 38,000 feet (12,000 m), including amid-flight engine shutdown. Larry Kellner, chief executive of Continental Airlines, said they had tested a drop-in fuel which meant that no modification to the engine was required. The fuel was praised for having a low flash point and sufficiently low freezing point, issues that have been problematic for other bio-fuels.[12][13] |
Jan 2009 | JAL | Boeing 747 | Camelina,jatrophaand algae | JapanAirlines conducted a one and a half hour flight with one engine burning a 50/50 mix of Jet-A and biofuel from the Camelina plant.[14] |
Apr 2010 | US Navy | F/A-18 | Camelina | The Navy tested this biofuel blend on the F⁄A-18 Super Hornet aka "Green Hornet". Results from those tests indicated the aircraft performed as expected through its full flight envelope with no degradation of capability.[15] |Mar 2010 | US Air Force | A-10 | Waste cooking oil | On March 25, 2010, the United States Air Force conducted the first flight of an aircraft with all engines powered by a biofuel blend. The flight, performed on an A-10 at Eglin Air Force Base, used a 50/50 blend of JP-8 and Camelina-based fuel.[16] |
Jun 2010 | Dutch Military | Ah-64 Apache Helicopter | Waste cooking oil | |
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