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And the same is true for any other kind of biofuel we currently have. Yeah, maybe one day we'll have this algae that'll grow so fast that all it'll take is a few giant farms of it somewhere to power all of our aircraft. So wait until we actually have this stuff and then demonstrate that. All this test proved was that you can fly a 747 on 150,000 coconuts, and that doesn't really help anybody.]]>Feb 25th 2008 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/World leaders and agriculturists say "There is a coconut Shortage."
Damn it Virgin!
I say strap a big solar panel on this sucka. ;) ]]>Feb 25th 2008 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/]]>Feb 25th 2008 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
YOU are suppossed to put the LIME IN DE COCONUT AND SHAKE IT ALL UP.]]>Feb 25th 2008 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 26th 2008 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
Airlines = FTL

Private Bio Fuel Jet = FTW]]>Feb 25th 2008 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
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Bio fuel is really only an attempt to try put off dealing with the ever increasing demand for fuel when we are racing toward a situation of no oil or gasoline left. At some point, we're going to have to realize that we can't put any more cars on the road.]]>Feb 25th 2008 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
He filled his plane up with Biofuel, and then said I rule I rule!

He fixed his surchases with BA, then he did admit it, the fool.

Brave Brave Sir Richard, oh Sir Richard the Brave.


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SIR RICHARD IS A WITCH!!!]]>Feb 25th 2008 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
P.S. Sorry that this is also posted by me later on. Somehow Engadget didn't understand "reply."]]>Feb 25th 2008 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
enlighten me, please?]]>Feb 25th 2008 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
You missed rule #176.08 subsection C of the Engadget Posting Prerequsites. (confirmation emails have been a bit lax lately).

"Thou shalt have viewedeth thy greatest film doth created on yonder planet, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, before thine shalt be allowed to posteth forthwith upon this holy comment system, in thy mercy of Lord Mod. Amen." (That was also a very poor reference to a part of the movie. It involved a hand greande. Yeah wtf? You need to watch it, it's required geek viewing-you're probably missing quite a few other jokes.)]]>Feb 25th 2008 9:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
BT here i come!]]>Feb 26th 2008 6:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
Three sir.]]>Feb 26th 2008 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
This was a great topic for you to have ended with, "eh?"

I don't think you have done one yet today! Must be monday!]]>Feb 25th 2008 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Now the next step will be to run all four engines on the blend, or even run the engines on pure biofuel.]]>Feb 25th 2008 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
Powering a 747 with biofuels is just stupid. 150,000 coconuts for a single engine? Imagine the environmental damage that would result if every flight was powered by biofuels. We'd probably have to raze the remaining jungles to grow enough coconuts/corn or whatever the hell they're using nowadays. ]]>Feb 25th 2008 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
That said, should we just give up entirely? I say this is a worthwhile technology; the Carbon Dioxide released from biofuels is stuff that's been absorbed from the atmosphere, not sequestered as dinosaur bones for millions of years.

Biofuels could go a long way to building agriculture industries in countries that could use it (my fave biofuel: ethanol made from Caribbean-grown sugar cane).

And as for Branson... Is he showy? Sure. Does his ego rival Mount Everest in size and mass? Absolutely. But that shouldn't take away from the little fact that the guy is actually DOING SOMETHING instead of just wringing his hands. He's putting his money where his mouth is. Are you?]]>Feb 25th 2008 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Biofuels might have a (limited) future in some applications but they do not address the issues of inefficient transport, over-consumption and excessive energy use in the West.]]>Feb 26th 2008 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
London --> Amsterdam = 230 miles

150,000 cocunuts required for 20% of 1/4 the engines.
100 coconuts per tree/year @ 90 trees/acre = 9000 coconuts per year/acre
so... 16.66 acres of trees over 1 year produced enough coconuuts to power 1/5 of 1/4 of a 230 mile trip? Thats green.]]>Feb 25th 2008 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
"No, Richard Branson had to do a publicity stunt and took all of our food"]]>Feb 26th 2008 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/book/chap5/coconut.html]]>Feb 25th 2008 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/
That's 600,000 coconuts if you wanted to power all 4 engines, with a 20/80 mix.

It's even more crazy if you needed 1,200,000 coconuts to power 4 engines with a 40/60 mix. How much land and time do you need to be able to produce 1,200,000 coconuts?

This only shows how inefficient jet engines are. Here we are trying to save a couple of gallons of gas in our cars, but airplanes (both commercial and military) need to step up and make it a more efficient way to travel.]]>Feb 25th 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/--It's even more crazy if you needed 1,200,000 coconuts to power 4 engines with a 40/60 mix. How much land and time do you need to be able to produce 1,200,000 coconuts?

133.33 acres for 1 year(see above coconut data)
coconut math FTW!]]>Feb 25th 2008 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/virgins-coconut-powered-747-completes-first-flight/Feb 25th 2008 6:47PM