Thursday 18 November 2021

Royal Air Force makes a Guinness World Record setting path to jet zero

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has set a Guinness World Record operating the first flight of an aircraft fully powered with synthetic fuel.

The fuel is made using hydrogen extracted from water and carbon extracted from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

The technology is forecast to save nearly 90% carbon during every flight.

The aircraft had not required any modification to its engine prior to the low carbon flight.

The flight was part of a partnership between the RAF and the British technology Zero Petroleum.

The project to complete the flight, named Project MARTIN, started in June.

In April the government said the UK's share of international aviation emissions would be included in its carbon dioxide emissions targets.