Jan 8, 2023
Visakhapatnam will soon have another addition to boost its tourism potential.
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The Sea Harrier museum is set to be inaugurated by chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
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The museum has been built at a cost of Rs 10 crore.
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The museum has been built by Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA).
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The aircraft has been hung from the ceiling inside the Rajiv Smurthi Bhavan, which houses the museum, on beach road in glassed surroundings.
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Sea Harrier was designed and manufactured by British Aerospace and inducted into Indian Navy in 1988.
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The fighters, which operated from aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Viraat, used to provide air defence to naval fleet.
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The fighters were phased out in 2016.
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The museum has got intricate detailing, right from designing of the building, glassed elevation, suspension of the fighter in the air, walkway.
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The museum has got display of artefacts.
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Two Pegasus engines of Sea Harrier, besides various other spare parts of the engine used in the aircraft, will be on display for visitors.
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The de-inducted aircraft was shifted from Goa to Visakhapatnam by road.
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TU-142 aircraft museum, located next to the Sea Harier museum on the same stretch, and the nearby submarine museum, draws nearly 20-25 lakh visitors annually.
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TU-142 museum was inaugarated by former president Ram Nath Kovind in 2017.
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The aircraft has been hung in a way that it appears as if it is flying.
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The museum has been built on RK Beach road.
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The Sea Harrier museum is likely to be inaugurated by January-end.
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