Apr 04, 2022 08:00:00

The world's largest passenger plane succeeds in a test flight using cooking oil as fuel

Airbus , a major European aircraft manufacturer, has succeeded in 'test flight using cooking oil as fuel' on its passenger aircraftA380 , which is considered to be the largest in the world.

First A380 powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel takes to the skies | Airbus
https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-03-first-a380-powered-by-100-sustainable-aviation-fuel-takes-to-the

An Airbus A380 just flew powered by cooking oil | CNN Travel
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airbus-a380-saf-cooking-oil-scn/index.html

Airbus has announced that it has succeeded in a test flight using 100% pure 'Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)'. According to an official announcement dated March 28, 2022, the A380's test aircraft, which left the Bragnac Airport in Toulouse, France, where Airbus' headquarters is located, used 100% purity SAF on March 25, 2022. Successful test flight of time. According to the announcement at that time, 'a similar test is scheduled for March 29', no official announcement was made about this, but according to the report, the test flight on March 29 was also safe. It seems to have succeeded.

The SAF used for this test flight was developed by Total Energy, one of the super majors based in Normandy, France, and has been used as a next-generation biojet fuel for spent cooking oil. Other fuels made from waste oils and fats, 'Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA),' have been further processed to make them completely free of aromatic compounds and sulfur.

Airbus succeeded in the same type of test flight with the A350 in March 2021 and the A319neo in October of the same year, and this time the A380 is the third model.

by Steven Byles

As of March 2022, Airbus aircraft are permitted to fly with a blended fuel of 50% kerosene and 50% SAF, and we plan to aim to be certified for fuel with a SAF ratio of 100% within the next 10 years. In an official announcement on March 28, Airbus said, 'Increasing SAF usage is one of the key milestones for the aviation industry's goal of achieving virtually zero carbon emissions by 2050. That's why, reiterating our commitment to tackling climate change.