Edwards Air Force Base C-17 Alternative Fuels Flight

Courtesy: USAF/Third Army/U.S. Army Central/ARCENT/DVIDS Produced by Jet Fabara.

Video Andrews Air Force Base’s ongoing alternative fuels certification reaching a new milestone when an Edwards-based C-17 became the first military cargo aircraft to fly with a unique blend of jet fuel. That blend is a combination of JP-8, Fischer-Tropsch fuel and hydro-treated renewable jet fuel. The 418th Flight Test Squadron conducted the week-long test August 23rd to 27th, 2010.