Saab’s Gripen flies successfully on 100% biofuel
April 10, 2017
| Meghan Sapp
In Sweden, Gripen has for the first time undergone a series of test flights with 100% biofuel. This demonstrates that the aircraft can be flown with an alternative fuel and gives valuable knowledge for future possible use of alternative fuel.
This was the first time that a single engine fighter flew with 100% biofuel. The flights were conducted with a Gripen D (dualseat) at Saab’s facilities in Linköping and went entirely as planned. The tested fuel (CHCJ-5) is made of rapeseed oil. The aircraft makes no differentiation as to whether the fuel is based on crude oil or vegetable oil. The fuel must fulfill the same requirements regardless of the raw material.
Category: Fuels