F-15 flies using synthetic fuel

Robins Air Force Base is testing synthetic fuel in its F-15's. This is the first high performance aircraft to use a blend of jet fuel and a natural gas derivative. The substance has already been tested in cargo planes and bombers and performed well.

Pilots say the planes, flying close to 15-hundred miles per hour, flew normally as they crisscrossed Middle Georgia for close to an hour. The Air Force plans to test the fuel in other planes soon. The Robins Air Logistics Center in Warner Robins is responsible for maintaining the Air Force's fleet of F-15's.