Winds Of Change - Indian Air Force Flies Its First Biofuel-Powered Military Aircraft AN-32

In a first, a test pilot and engineer of the Indian Air Force flew the AN-32 aircraft using biofuel. The sortie began from Chandigarh on December 17. The project is a combined effort of the IAF, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Directorate General Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DGAQA) and Indian Institute of Petroleum.

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"The IAF carried out extensive engine tests on the ground. This is now followed by flight trials using 10 per cent bio-jet blended ATF. This fuel is made from Jatropha oil sourced from Chattisgarh Biodiesel Development Authority (CBDA) and then processed at CSIR-IIP, Dehradun," the IAF said in a statement.

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The IAF plans to fly a biofuel-powered AN-32 aircraft on January 26, 2019, at the grand celebration of Republic Day.