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Author:  rd77 [ July 25th, 2012, 7:08 am ]
Post subject:  INS VIKRAMADITYA on trials
Hi all,

I know we have a preliminary drawing of the VIKRAMADITYA (ex-GORSHOV and BAKU) in the archive, but the real thing is now finally out and about on trials. There are some changes, most notably the mast behind the island:

archive drawing: http://www.shipbucket.com/images.php?di ... YA%201.gif

The real thing:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... es/page454

more, with some good close-ups of the new mast thingy:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... es/page451
Author:  Gollevainen [ July 25th, 2012, 1:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: INS VIKRAMADITYA on trials
Ywah Vikramaditya is on my "to do" list, been waiting for proper close-ups for the conversion. These images been around around month or so in the russian sites but I haven't find time yet to do it. I will most likely start working on it when I'm going for the Soviet carrier project update anyways in near future.
Author:  klagldsf [ July 25th, 2012, 3:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: INS VIKRAMADITYA on trials
rd77 wrote:
the real thing is now finally out and about on trials.
FINALLY

We on Airliners.net joked about whether or not they'd get the A380 flying before this thing. That was years ago!
Author:  rd77 [ July 26th, 2012, 12:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: INS VIKRAMADITYA on trials
yeah, it's something like 4 years late and 3 times over budget (excluding air wing).
Author:  Gonzo [ October 16th, 2012, 3:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: INS VIKRAMADITYA on trials
rd77 wrote:
yeah, it's something like 4 years late and 3 times over budget (excluding air wing).
Now it looks like they will have to tack on at least another year. They lost 7 of 8 boilers when doing a maximum speed test. Apparently the new heat protection on the boilers wasn't up to requirements. On October 12th Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov confirms a minimum 1-year delivery delay,
Author:  TimothyC [ October 19th, 2012, 7:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: INS VIKRAMADITYA on trials
[ img ]

Ooopsie.
Author:  ALVAMA [ October 19th, 2012, 10:35 am ]
Post subject:  Re: INS VIKRAMADITYA on trials
TimothyC wrote:
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Ooopsie.
(stupid commet ^)
Author:  TimothyC [ October 19th, 2012, 3:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: INS VIKRAMADITYA on trials
What happened was this: The Indians use British style boilers with firebrick insulation. The Russians prefer asbestos wrap for insulation, and the Russians didn't use firebrick for the static tests.
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