A US Air Force Boeing B-52 has begun cold-weather testing of a 50:50 blend of synthetic and standard jet fuel under a programme to reduce the US military's dependence on imported oil. The aircraft uses a mix of crude oil-based JP-8 and a synthetic fuel produced from natural gas using the Fischer-Tropsch process. Ground testing at extreme low temperatures at Minot AFB in North Dakota is the last step in certification of the fuel.
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Source: Flight International
UK-based HeliOperations has been awarded a £160 million ($207 million), seven-year contract to provide training for German naval helicopter pilots.
The Netherlands has signed a production order for 12 Airbus Helicopters H225M rotorcraft: two fewer than it had originally planned to acquire for its special forces-support requirement.
Airbus Helicopters has been contracted by joint venture SkyAlyne to provide 19 H135 trainers to the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of Ottawa’s Future Aircrew Training programme.
