Dubai wants to give its firefighters jetpacks

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Airbus Helicopters flight tests kerosene-fueled lightweight V8 piston engine [feedly]

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Airbus Helicopters flight tests kerosene-fueled lightweight V8 piston engine
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Most piston-driven helicopters use aviation-grade gasoline or avgas, but as part of the European Clean Sky initiative, Airbus Helicopters has begun flight testing of a new high-compression engine that burns widely-available kerosene aviation fuel. Installed in an H120 demonstrator aircraft, the advanced lightweight V8 piston engine promises to be a more efficient, cleaner alternative to turbine powerplants in high-performance rotorcraft.

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