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NASA begins flight test for alternate fuel and aircraft contrails

Washington, USA - The space agency's DC-8 will be followed by a Falcon HU-25

NASA has started a series of tests in the context of the Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions (ACCESS) research programme. The agency's DC-8 flying laboratory to study the effects of alternate biofuel on engine performance, emissions and aircraft-generated contrails at altitude. The airplane will fly as high as 40,000 feet (about 12,200 metres) while an instrumented NASA Falcon...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1150230
Rome, Italy, 03/04/2013 11:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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