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RR and Boeing: B-747 aircraft test flight entirely with SAF

Lasted about four hours

Rolls-Royce (RR), working with Boeing and World Energy, has carried out a successful test flight of its 747 Flying Testbed aircraft using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on a Trent 1000 engine last Tuesday.The aircraft flew from Tucson airport in Arizona, passing over New Mexico and Texas, with a Trent 1000 engine running solely on 100% SAF while the remaining three RB211 engines ran on standard...

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Tucson, Usa, 10/22/2021 10:29
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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