RE: Vegetable Oil Burning Airplane?
Isn't methanol made of corn ? That is what most model engines run on. The Nitro-Methane is just a catalyst and isn't used in Europe.
At about $75 a barrel, methanol becomes a cost effective alternative to gasoline. If prices remain high and if prices seem stable enough, we might see a serious increase in the methanol production in the US. That may or may not lead to cheaper fuel for models.