EMBRAER TESTS ETHANOL-BURNING AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer is flying an agricultural aircraft that burns ethanol. The initial results are "very good," according to CEO Mauricio Botelho, who noted that ethanol is cheap in Brazil, about one-fifth the cost of aviation gasoline. "Ethanol may be a good choice" on technical grounds...
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