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The indigenous bio-jet fuel was first produced by the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun in 2013at Dehradun. Due to lack of test facilities in the civil aviation sector, the indigenous bio-jet could not be tested or certified for commercial use on aircraft.
The Chief of the Air Staff in 2018 had formally announced IAF՚s intention to permit the use of all its resources for testing and certifying the indigenous fuel.
IAF՚s flight test crew and engineers have been evaluating the performance of this fuel against international standards immediately after the announcement of the permit.
Bio-Jet Fuel
Bio-fuel which will be used by AN-32 fleet would be produced from tree borne oils (TBOs) sourced from tribal areas.
Biofuels are fuels manufactured from biomass.
Biomass resources are the biodegradable fraction of products, wastes and residues from agriculture, forestry and related industries as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal wastes.
Significance
AN-32 is Twin engine turboprop medium tactical transport aircraft of Russian origin. with a
AN-32 consists of a crew of five and capacity to carry 39 paratroopers or max load of 6.7 tonnes with a max cruise speed of 530 km⟋hr.
SpiceJet operated India՚s first commercial airplane on biofuel from Dehradun to Delhi on 27th August 2018.
At present, liquid biofuel is used in automobiles in India. This includes ethanol produced from crops containing sugar and starch and biodiesel from oilseeds. According to government statistics, oil marketing.
In last one year IAF undertook a series of evaluation tests and trials with this green aviation fuel.
The scope of these evaluation tests and checks was in consonance with international aviation standards.
The approval granted is an acknowledgement of meticulous testing using indigenous bio-jet fuel by IAF.