Honeywell Green Jet Fuel Powers RNLAF Helicopter

• Fuel produced using Honeywell's UOP process technology will power the first helicopter flight on sustainable biofuels

(Des Plaines, Ill., June 16, 2010) -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel(tm) produced using its Green Jet Fuel process technology powered a Boeing AH-64D Apache helicopter flown by the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

The flight, which is the first helicopter flight using sustainable aviation biofuels to date, was conducted at Gilze-Rijen Airbase, the home of the Royal Netherlands' combat helicopter fleet. Natural oils from algae and used cooking oil were converted into Green Jet Fuel using process technology developed by Honeywell's UOP. The aviation biofuel was blended in a 50 percent mixture with traditional jet fuel, and this blend was used to power one of the Apache's engines for a series of test maneuvers. No modifications were made to the engine or airframe for the flight.


"We congratulate the Royal Netherlands Air Force on this first successful helicopter flight and applaud their commitment to identifying new, sustainable sources for aviation biofuel," said Jim Rekoske, vice president and general manager for the Renewable Energy and Chemicals business of Honeywell's UOP. "We continue to show through testing and demonstrations the viability of biofuels for both military and commercial aviation."

Source : Honeywell International, Inc. (NYSE: HON)