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To: Ish who wrote (60)10/16/2004 6:43:10 PM
From: richardred  Respond to of 2801
 
I haven't looked into fuel injection technology yet. Rochester used to have Delco products in Rochester to supply carbs. for GM. The French company Valeo owns it now.



To: Ish who wrote (60)10/21/2004 6:47:54 AM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 2801
 
Sugar-powered plane unveiled
October 21, 2004

BRAZILIAN aircraft manufacturer Embraer today unveiled the world's first mass-produced commercial aircraft that runs on sugar cane ethanol fuel.

The Ipanema aircraft is designed to take advantage of Brazil's supplies of the fuel, which is cheaper, burns more cleanly and is more efficient than fuels refined from crude oil, company officials said.

Brazil is also a major producer of ethanol fuel, extracted from sugar cane.

Satoshi Yokota, a top Embraer official, said operating the plane on ethanol was three to four times cheaper than using airplane fuel.

The Ipanema is designed mainly as a crop duster.

Embraer is the world's fourth largest manufacturer of commercial airplanes.

Agence France-Presse

news.com.au