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ALCI - setting up fuel depot

 

To support flights and vehicles from Novo to South Pole, ALCI is preparing a massive fuel depot that will be located 1500km from Novo airport on top of the plateau.  Two Arctic Trucks vehicles will make a return 3000 km journey to identify a good location for the fuel drop,  receive fuel parachuted from an IL76 cargo plane, set up the depot and clean the area.  

 

     

The vehicle side steps can easily be converted to make a crane or to make a push bar with the rear vehicle pushing the vehicle in front.


 


Estimated time

November 2011

Route

Novo - high plateau - 3000 km total (back and forth)

Participants From Arctic Trucks:  Gísli Karel Elísson
From ALCI:  Mikael Romanov, Serge and Peter.
On two Arctic Trucks vehicles

 

Here you can get more information about the cooperation between Arctic Trucks, TAC and ALCI in Antarctica.

Update

FUEL DROP - DAY 12 - EXPEDITION FINISHED!

DEC 07
The fuel depot expedition reached Novo this morning which means that Arctic Trucks first expedition this year is finished!

FUEL DROP - DAY 10 - DRIVING BACK TO NOVO

DEC 06
We left the fuel depot zone just after midnight last night. We had then cleaned up the area thoroughly and made sure that everything was ready for the airplanes that will be using this fuel.

FUEL DROP – DAY 8 – CLEANING UP AFTER THE FUEL DROP

DEC 04
The last fuel drop has arrived and we are planning to turn back to Novo tomorrow.

FUEL DROP - DAY 6 - FIRST FUEL DROP WENT AS PLANNED

DEC 02
The first fuel drop was last night. Everything went as planned and all he barrels landed without any damages. Now we are waiting for the second fuel drop that is planned for 8 o‘clock tonight.

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