By Michael Sirak MCGUIRE AFB, N.J.--On Monday, the 104th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first powered flight, the Air Force said it achieved another milestone by flying an aircraft for the first time ever from coast to coast using a synthetic fuel blend that the service intends to certify for use on its entire fleet by early next decade. A C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft took off from McChord AFB. Wash., with its four Pratt and Whitney [UTX] F117-PW-100 turbofan…
Air Force Advances Ambitious Synthetic Fuel Initiative With Historic C-17 Flight
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