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War with Iran has aviation costs sky high. Are there alternatives to jet fuel?
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/nx-s1-5814757/war-with-iran-has-aviation-costs-sky-high-are-there-alternatives-to-jet-fuel?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Japanese used pine-tree oil as substitute for prop #avgas

It took about 10,000 pine trees to fuel up one plane...

... Hence Kamikaze.
Not enough gas to return home.