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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) - With the wind chill making it seem like 40 below zero, Lt. Col. Daniel Millman said the Air Force picked the right place to test a new fuel.
Millman, pilot of a B-52 bomber, helped test a synthetic fuel blend that could be made domestically from coal or natural gas as the Air Force seeks to wean its dependence on foreign crude and defray soaring fuel costs.
The cold-weather ground tests of the fuel showed it compared well to conventional petroleum-based military aviation fuel, known as JP-8, Air Force officials said.
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