Air Force Thunderbirds to perform using biofuel

[petronius]

A fuel blend that includes a biofuel made from the camelina flower will power two of the six jets as they perform their aerial stunts Friday and Saturday at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
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The Air Force has been testing and evaluating biofuels made from the blooms, as well as mixtures involving beef tallow and waste oils and greases. Its goal is to derive half of its domestic aviation fuel from alternative sources by 2016 and to have all its aircraft certified to use biofuels by 2013.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/05/air-force-thunderbirds-to-perform-using-biofuel.html

Pretty cool. The military is such a huge consumer, it seems like whatever it throws its weight behind will get a substantial boost...