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Thursday, August 17, 2006

Bomber synthetic fuel tests to start in September
A B-52, tail number 034, from the 5th Bomb Wing has been selected to test the new synthetic fuel at Edwards.

Two of its eight engines will use a specially blended fuel made of conventional petroleum-derived JP-8 and fuel processed from natural gas.

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