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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas-- Airman 1st Class James Chenevert, 7 AMXS, attaches a fuel line containing a 50/50 blend of synthetic and petroleum fuel to a B-1 Bomber, March 17. This B-1 Bomber will be the Air Force's first aircraft to fly at supersonic speed with the fuel mixture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A Dyess B-1 Bomber fuels up before a historical flight, March 17. This B-1 Bomber will be the first aircraft to fly at supersonic speed with a 50/50 blend of synthetic and petroleum fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airman 1st Class James Chenevert, 7 AMXS, secures a fuel line containing a 50/50 blend of synthetic and petroleum fuel, March 17. The B-1 Bomber will be the third aircraft to use the 50/50 blend, but the first to fly at supersonic speed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas-- Staff Sgt. Alex Speener, B-1 Crew Chief, awaits the ok to attach fuel lines containing a 50/50 blend of synthetic and petroleum to a B-1 Bomber, March 17. The Air Force is currently in the process of evaluating and certifying this alternative fuel, derived from natural gas using the Fischer-Tropsch process, for all Air Force aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A B-1 Bomber gets fueled with a 50/50 blend of synthetic and petroleum fuel as another B-1 Bomber sits in the distance, March 17. The B-1 Bomber is the Air Force's first aircraft to fly at supersonic speed using the fuel blend. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Courtney Richardson)

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B-1 to be first AF jet to fly supersonic using synthetic fuel

Published March 17, 2008

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