AF jet powered by synthetic, regular fuel mix

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AF jet powered by synthetic, regular fuel mix
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Dec 15, 2007 17:38:05 EST

TACOMA, Wash. — The first Air Force cross-country trip powered by a mixture of synthetic and traditional jet fuels is set to depart Monday from McChord Air Force Base.

Col. Frank Rechner, the mission support group commander with McChord’s 62nd Airlift Wing says the flight is another step in the Air Force’s effort to reduce its dependence on foreign oil.

“It will look a lot like every other takeoff,” said Col. Frank Rechner, the mission support group commander with McChord’s 62nd Airlift Wing, told The News Tribune newspaper. “But it’s historic.”

In 2003, the Air Force spent $2.6 billion on jet fuel; by 2006 that number had climbed to $5.8 billion. The Air Force burns half the fuel consumed by the Department of Defense each year.

With nearly 6,000 airplanes going through 7 million gallons of fuel a day, a $10 rise in the per-barrel price of oil reportedly costs the Air Force $600 million a year.


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uhc comment: In case you forgot, the U.S. military uses 340,000 barrels of oil a day --> http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=6910