Reinstallation of TU-142 aircraft commences on Kakinada beach
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The Andhra Pradesh Urban Infrastructure Asset Management Limited (APUIAM) has commenced the reinstallation of the decommissioned aircraft TU-142 M on the three-acre campus proposed to develop an aircraft museum on the Kakinada beach in East Godavari district.
Decommissioned aircraft
The Godavari Urban Development Authority (GUDA) is growing the museum which might show one of the three decommissioned TU-142 aircraft. The two different TU-142 aircraft are being displayed on the aircraft museums in Kolkata and Visakhapatnam.
“Several parts of the TU-142 aircraft have arrived in Kakinada by road from the INS Rajali Naval Air Station in Tamil Nadu. The reinstalling exercise has already commenced. It is expected to be completed within a week,” mentioned APUIAM senior supervisor Chetan Yarlagadda on Thursday.
The refurbishment and renovation works are focused to be accomplished by the March-end, he mentioned, including {that a} workforce of consultants from Tamil Nadu-based Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Limited (TAAL) are reinstalling the aircraft, he added.
The TAAL consultants have arrange the aircraft museums in Kolkata and Visakhapatnam. The museum venture at Kakinada was delayed because of lockdown induced by coronavirus pandemic.
On Thursday, GUDA Vice-Chairman A. Raveendranath and the APUIAM workforce held talks on the feasibility of finishing the venture inside just a few weeks. According to GUDA authorities, the size of the TU-142 aircraft is 53 metres and width is 50 metres. The peak of the 100-tonne weight aircraft is 12 metres.
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