Sustainability and Environment
Flight Demos Jet-A Derived from Plastic Waste
The 500-mile January 11 flight from Sydney to Melbourne, Australia, involved a diesel-powered Van's RV-9A fueled in part by plastic waste.
Pilot Jeremy Roswell completed the “On Wings of Waste” (OWOW) flight from Sydney to Melbourne in an RV-9A fueled in part by plastic waste.
Pilot Jeremy Roswell completed the “On Wings of Waste” (OWOW) flight from Sydney to Melbourne in an RV-9A fueled in part by plastic waste.

A Van’s RV-9A equipped with a Wilksch Airmotive (WAM) 120 diesel engine today completed a 500-mile flight in Australia using a blend of conventional jet-A1 fuel with 10 percent of fuel manufactured from plastic waste manufactured by UK-based Plastic Energy. Pilot Jeremy Roswell completed the “On Wings of Waste” (OWOW) flight from Sydney to Melbourne in the two-seater.