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That's why Honda is so eager to make the next green breakthrough, spending billions to develop everything from a new form of ethanol production that can utilize the waste parts of plants to a fuel-efficient minijet. But the design that might have the best chance of making an immediate difference is a throwback: Honda's clean diesel car engine. Diesel is the choice of fuel-guzzling 18-wheelers, but it burns as much as 30% more efficiently than gasoline. It's also dirtier. But last month Honda unveiled an engine that uses a new catalytic converter to block...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auto: Honda's Drive | 10/15/2006 | See Source »

...Paris' Le Bourget airfield last week, a jet interceptor, the Mystère IV, buzzed the field at 650 m.p.h. not more than 15 feet off the ground. A tiny two-seater, the Minijet, scooted up & down at 200 m.p.h. Loafing about the field were the Trident, an experimental, needle-nosed plane that the French hope will reach speeds up to Mach 1.6 (1,156 m.p.h. at sea level), and the triple-purpose Vautour (ground-support fighter, all-weather interceptor, light bomber), with expected speeds of 650-plus m.p.h...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUSINESS ABROAD: France's Fighter | 7/13/1953 | See Source »

...Small jet trainers such as the 250-m.p.h. Minijet, powered by a French-developed 300-lbs. thrust Turbomeca engine, and Fleuret and Magister, powered by two 880-lbs. thrust Turbomeca engines, with 450-m.p.h. maximum speeds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUSINESS ABROAD: France's Fighter | 7/13/1953 | See Source »

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