Aviation firm Airbus introduced that the world's largest passenger airplane, the A380, has efficiently accomplished a take a look at flight powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Gas.
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TOULOUSE, France – Aviation firm Airbus introduced that the world’s largest passenger airplane, the A380, has efficiently accomplished a take a look at flight powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Gas.
The double-decker airplane took off from Blagnac Airport in Toulouse on March 25.
In accordance with Airbus, the take a look at flight lasted about three hours and used one Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine that was operating on 100% SAF.
The SAF was produced in Normandy and was constructed from Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids. The gasoline was free from aromatics and sulfur and primarily consisted of used cooking oil and different waste fat.
The airline firm mentioned a second take a look at flight utilizing the identical plane took off from Toulouse on March 29 and headed to Good, the place the SAF was examined through the takeoff and touchdown.
“Growing using SAF stays a key pathway to attaining the business’s ambition of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050,” Airbus mentioned in an announcement.
The corporate claims that utilizing SAF might contribute between 53%-71% of required carbon reductions to satisfy that purpose.
This marks the third profitable take a look at flight of an Airbus plane flying on 100% SAF over the previous yr.
The primary was an A350 final March, adopted by an A319neo single-aisle airplane in October.
The corporate mentioned all Airbus airplanes are licensed to fly with as much as a 50% mix of SAF blended with kerosene with a purpose of attaining certification for 100% SAF by the tip of the last decade.
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