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Bull flights: Airbus could power jets with COW POO
UK Sun ^ | June 11, 2013 | RHODRI PHILLIPS

Posted on 06/12/2013 4:17:42 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

A PLANE powered by COW DUNG is on the shortlist of a global competition to design the aircraft of the future.

The jet is fuelled by methane generated from farmyard waste stored in refrigerated pods next to the plane’s engines.

Other ideas in the contest sponsored by European plane maker AIRBUS include floating luggage on a bed of air for easy access — and a jet running on passengers’ body heat.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: airbus; aviation; poo
I suspect airlines looking for volunteers on oversold flights better prepare themselves.
1 posted on 06/12/2013 4:17:42 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

I suspect there are more than a loony bin’s worth of imbeciles running around spew stuff out their mouths that should be coming from another orifice


2 posted on 06/12/2013 4:19:33 PM PDT by Gaffer
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I'd want my flight to be powered by pig-sourced methane. Might be a little safer, if you catch my drift.

"Master Blaster says 'embargo on'".

Oh drat, my flight has been cancelled.

3 posted on 06/12/2013 4:21:26 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Unindicted Co-conspirators: The Mainstream Media)
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fuelled by methane generated from farmyard waste stored in refrigerated pods

Hmmm. Where do they get the electricity to refrigerate this poo-pod?

4 posted on 06/12/2013 4:21:26 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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What a s@$&y thing to do..


6 posted on 06/12/2013 4:27:53 PM PDT by enduserindy (A painted trash can is still a trash can.)
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“a jet running on passengers’ body heat.”

Stunningly scientifically illiterate idea...


7 posted on 06/12/2013 4:44:40 PM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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If they could make one powered by Bull $hit and Lies the US Government could provide enough fuel to fly the whole population of the US to any point on the planet FREE.
8 posted on 06/12/2013 4:54:35 PM PDT by mongo141 (Revolution ver. 2.0, just a matter of when, not a matter of if!)
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Scarlet is way too attractive to lay Hillary.

Tina Fey, that ugly bi$ch should play Hillary.

Who is going to play Hillary’s lesbo lovers?


9 posted on 06/12/2013 5:39:48 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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Put a horse bag under O's mouth and you'll soon have enough fuel to go to the moon and back.

The flies know...


10 posted on 06/12/2013 7:18:10 PM PDT by varyouga
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