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> Overture is designed to run on up to 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
by bowmessage 3y ago
> Overture is designed to run on up to 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
- jameshart 3y ago“Designed to run on up to 100%” says nothing about what percentage it will in practice operate on in service. I am capable of running on a sustainable diet of 100% nutrient balanced meals and a strictly controlled daily calorie intake. In practice, I’m operating on a mixture of pizza and Oreos right now.
- rbanffy 3y agoSAF is a good investment - it allows us to use the current airplanes while we transition the shorter distances to electrics. It also allows for a gradual infrastructure transition, because you can run a jet engine with any mix of kerosene and SAF.
- Someone 3y agoAnd even if it runs on 100% sustainable air fuel 100% of the time, that fuel is better used powering more efficient planes. It’s not as if we’re having surplus production of sustainable air fuel, or will have it any time soon.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> not as if we’re having surplus production of sustainable air fuel You want to spur an industry by rationing its customers?
- apendleton 3y agoIf SAFs are to be economically viable at all, they'll almost certainly need to be able to run in existing, unmodified engines. So: all engines will be able to run on some amount of SAFs anywhere for 0% to 100%, as will this new engine. This statement has no information content whatsoever.