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When Alcohol And Airplanes Make A Good Mix

Posted by Hemos on from the better-then-the-airlines dept.

gilgsn writes "Both for the economy and the environment, as suggested in this Iwon Money article. The Brazilians use sugar cane alcohol to fuel their modification of a single engine crop duster called the "Ipanema." The company projects a 25 percent increase in revenue from the new alcohol planes and increased income to convert existing gasoline-fueled Ipanemas to alcohol. With the threat of war for the U.S. and a subsequent raise in oil prices, this might be of some interest for our general aviation."

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  1. But... by tedDancin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ..what are the passengers going to drink??

    I've seen more alcohol on a cross-Pacific flight than those planes will ever see!

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  2. The threat of war? by coupland · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It may interest you to know that only about 4% of American oil comes from the Gulf, let alone Iraq. 80% is produced domestically and most of the remaining comes from South America and Africa. Hence it's ludicrous to suggest that an American attack on Iraq will raise local oil prices.

    This begs the question, if American dependence on Gulf oil is a myth, why are the Americans ready to wage war? Well, most of America's allies rely on Gulf oil so control of Iraq means control of Europe and Asia. Does it all make sense now???

  3. who are they quoting?? by edrugtrader · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    not too be overly OT, but are they seriously running articles from iwon.com now?!!?

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  4. oops that was a quote by turm5ric · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    http://armedndangerous.blogspot.com/2002_09_15_arm edndangerous_archive.html#81815163 from this url. it is a strange and sad quote. im filling up space so the lamer bot wont kill my post. see? esr is a strange fellow to think like that

  5. Threat of War for the U.S. ?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The Threat of War for the U.S. ?

    Don't you mean, ...with the U.S. threatening War?

  6. [OT] Re:Two for one - slop and alcohol by GlassUser · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They do like it better. My step father used to raise pigs. To make slop, he'd put in a few kg of random grains and stuff(tm) (usually corn and beans), fill the bucket to the top with water, and let it sit for a week. It also started to grow maggots by then, which was good, because it gave the porkers more protein. I am not kidding.

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