An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle in flight.


Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, September 30, 2011 - An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completes the first unmanned biofuel flight at Webster Field. The aircraft flew with a combination of JP-5 aviation fuel and plant-based non-food source camellia. Fire Scout is the seventh and final aircraft to demonstrate the versatility of biofuel through its use in all facets of naval aviation.


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