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Just heard in Bukavu a AN2 went down wednesday west of FZMA, apparently went into mountain due to bad weather? pilot and engineer dead.
My condolences-RIP
wheels up
24th Sep 2005, 23:10
Saw a red AN2 up in Algeria a couple of months ago and had a chat with the crew. Apparently they were on the way down to the DRC. Interested to note that they were refuelling with mogas - no avgas, they reckoned the engine can handle it! Anyone know if this would have been the same aircraft?
African Tech Rep
25th Sep 2005, 00:37
I understood AN2's could run on anything - inc Russian Vodka & Meths :D :D
Treetopflyer
25th Sep 2005, 12:47
I'm not sure the average aviation gasoline found in the old Soviet Union was any better than today's African Mogas anyway...:hmm:
Soap Box Cowboy
26th Sep 2005, 16:11
From what I know the Russians had to import Avgas during world war two, so would not be too far fetched to think that an AN-2 was designed to operate on Mogas, especially when you think of the places it was designed to operate.
vanman208b
27th Sep 2005, 20:50
fact!!
the ruskies in drc are mixing normal diesel with jet A1 cuase the not prepared to pay the ridiculas price for fuel.
no wonder they falling out da sky..