Comments on: Biodiesel Powered Plane Makes History With First Flight Across US

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:51:12 +0000

Can smaller, piston engined planes with diesel engines solve some of the problems? Foreign folks use them all the time, to save on fuel and maintenance costs. Would it be breaking and special rulings to use diesel engines in American Aviation circles? Motor-cars, same question?

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:51:00 +0000

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:56:26 +0000

Lake Erie Biofuels is located in Erie, PA – not Pittsburgh. Their biodiesel is made from soybean oil or oil made from camelina.

And to Hoth – Yes, they did heat the biodiesel for the flight.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:56:00 +0000

Lake Erie Biofuels is located in Erie, PA – not Pittsburgh. Their biodiesel is made from soybean oil or oil made from camelina.

And to Hoth – Yes, they did heat the biodiesel for the flight.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:56:00 +0000

Lake Erie Biofuels is located in Erie, PA – not Pittsburgh. Their biodiesel is made from soybean oil or oil made from camelina.

And to Hoth – Yes, they did heat the biodiesel for the flight.

By: Hoth

Hoth — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:26:14 +0000

I know people who’ve had problems with biodiesel gelling up in the fuel lines of their vehicles in the winter. How do they keep the biodiesel from gelling up at altitude? Do they heat the fuel?

By: Hoth

Hoth — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:26:00 +0000

I know people who’ve had problems with biodiesel gelling up in the fuel lines of their vehicles in the winter. How do they keep the biodiesel from gelling up at altitude? Do they heat the fuel?

By: Hoth

Hoth — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:26:00 +0000

I know people who’ve had problems with biodiesel gelling up in the fuel lines of their vehicles in the winter. How do they keep the biodiesel from gelling up at altitude? Do they heat the fuel?

By: ChuckL

ChuckL — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:48:21 +0000

When algae is used as the source for biodiesel the yield is abut 10000 times that of corn and it grows where little else does grow. It also eats CO2 and releases O2 during growth.

We could replace all of our liquid fuel and export the balance. of course, we have to get Obama off of the corn kick.

By: ChuckL

ChuckL — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:48:00 +0000

When algae is used as the source for biodiesel the yield is abut 10000 times that of corn and it grows where little else does grow. It also eats CO2 and releases O2 during growth.

We could replace all of our liquid fuel and export the balance. of course, we have to get Obama off of the corn kick.