Cessna 182 Pilot Attempts Flight with Fuel from Plastic

Bethany Whitfield

Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 09:51 PM ET

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Pilot Jeremy Rowsell plans to fly a diesel-modified Cessna 182 from Sydney to London using fuel made from recycled plastic.
The synthetic fuel, supplied by CynarPlc, is produced by converting end-of-life plastics through pyrolysis and distillation, requiring approximately 5.5 tons of plastic for the journey.
This high-risk pioneering flight has struggled to attract sponsors and its planned October launch date may be pushed back to next year.

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As Cessna works to introduce its new jet-fuel-burning diesel 182 into the market by the second quarter of next year, one individual Cessna 182 pilot is taking the quest for alternative fuels into his own hands.

Jeremy Rowsell is planning on flying a six-day trip from Sydney to London in a Cessna 182 – which has been modified with a diesel engine – powered by fuel made from recycled plastic.