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06/09/2024 -
Plastic powered plane breaks a record

Plastic powered plane breaks a record

(PRBuzz.com) September 6, 2024 -- Jeremy Rowsell is to set off on a record breaking flight from Sydney to London in a single engine aircraft powered 100 per cent by fuel made from plastic waste.

The British adventurer will also be the first pilot to fly an aircraft using a synthetic fuel derived from end-of-life plastic waste bio fuel as a single source of power.

The fuel is developed by Irish company Cynar Plc that melts down waste plastics in an oxygen-free environment, a process known as pyrolysis, to create the equivalent of a petroleum distillate that can be separated into different fuels.

Setting off in a Cessna 182 later this year, former aerobatics pilot Jeremy Rowsell plans to stop along the 10,000-mile route at Darwin, Christmas Island, Sri Lanka, Oman, Jordan, and Malta, cruising at 5,000 feet for stretches of up to 13 hours, before touching down in London six days later.

His concern about the environment and the consequences of an aviation industry reliant on toxic and damaging fuels gave him the drive and determination to start the project called 'On Wings of Waste'.

Flying is critical to the economy, vital for saving lives and is the best way to experience the planet we live on. We can't stop flying, but how can we do that and do it sustainably? said Jeremy Rowsell.

Our objective is to prove that this synthetic fuel made from plastic waste is viable for a number of practical solutions and by doing so replace the need to use fossil fuels from conventional sources, he added.

Plastic is a useful substance. We use it to make countless everyday items and seemingly, we can't live without it. Make a change - the simple act of recycling helps reduce thoroughly the amount of non-renewable oil used to manufacture plastic.

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