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Caption:
A B-52 Stratofortress accelerates down the runway at Edwards Air Force
Base, Calif., Dec. 15 during take-off for a flight-test mission using a
blend of synthetic fuel and JP-8 in all eight engines. This is
the first time a B-52 has flown using a synfuel-blend as the only fuel
on board. In September, the Air Force successfully flew a B-52
with two-engines using the synfuel-blend while the others used standard
fuel. The B-52 test flights at Edwards are the initial steps in the Air
Force process to test and certify a synthetic blend of fuel for its
aviation fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jet Fabara)
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