First commercial biofuel plane takes off

The world's first commercial aircraft powered partly by biofuel took to the skies today.

First commercial biofuel plane takes off
Sun, 24 Feb, 2008 - 11:51

The world's first commercial aircraft powered partly by biofuel took to the skies today.

The Virgin Atlantic 747 took off on route from London Heathrow to Amsterdam using a 20% biofuel mix of coconut and babassu oil in one of its four main fuel tanks.

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