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by maccaw 812 days ago
Why should we make it more efficient? Why not make more energy from clean sources first?
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That's what sustainable air fuel is. There is a lot being done to certify existing engines to run on it. Moving to an incompatible power source (such as hydrogen) isn't feasible because it would require scrapping the current fleets (and well maintained planes live longer than their pilots).