Weta43 Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 Soviet - Era Carrier Goes Under the Hammer and Sickle By REUTERS Filed at 4:46 a.m. ET BEIJING (Reuters) - A lucky bidder may come away from an auction in China with their very own Russian aircraft carrier -- albeit one converted into a floating theme park with a movie theater and restaurants. Bidding is expected to start at a cool 128 million yuan ($16 million), Chinese media said on Friday. The Minsk, a decades-old, decommissioned relic of the Soviet era, was first bought by a Chinese company for scrap metal in 1998 but then sold to an entertainment firm, which poured millions of dollars into turning the ship into a tourist attraction. The carrier opened to the public in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen in September 2000 as the main draw of the military-themed Minsk Aircraft Carrier World amusement park. A Chinese travel agency describes the theme park as ``a harmonious combination of carrier appreciation, military recreation, typical seaside lifestyle in south China and military atmosphere.'' The ship's attractions included torpedoes and a Russian dance troupe that performed folk dances, the agency says. But the company that operated the park, Minsk World Industries Co. Ltd., sank deep into the red and was declared bankrupt by a Shenzhen court in March last year, the Beijing News reported. The court commissioned a southern China-based auction firm to handle the March 22 sale of the ship, which the auction company confirmed on Thursday, it said. Despite the company's collapse, the theme park had stayed in business and drew 33,000 visitors during the recent Lunar New Year holiday, the Shanghai Daily reported. Cheers.
S77th-GOYA Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 LOL, I thought this was going to be an "Everybody mail me a dollar!" thread. The carrier on Ebay was better. At least it was still a carrier. What was that, Argentinian?
Graf1sk Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 Me too ^^ C'mon people, if we work together, we can buy this ship and make it our very own Lock On LAN place :D
nscode Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 Yes, we would just about have money for this: :D Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us.
Guest EVIL-SCOTSMAN Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 ok, if we buying it, i be airboss and part time pilot, so nobody gets to fly off of it or land without my say so, and i get 25utg that isnt to be shared, i dont care what you all want to do, but airboss and 25utg is mine you all too late, now all we need is a few truck fulls of chinese money :p Also, Lan place isnt what its gonna be, its gonna be a fully functioning lockon aircraft carrier... no lomac allowed, only the real thing is to be permitted on my boat :D EDIT: ok, i changed my mind, by the looks of that pic, its just for helos, ahwell, i will have the blackshark instead of the 25utg.
Weta43 Posted February 17, 2006 Author Posted February 17, 2006 Builder: Chernomorski yard, Nikolayev Power Plant: 4 shaft geared steam turbines, 140,000 hp, Length: 273,1 m overall Beam: 31.0 m ( ft) Draft: 8.2 m Displacement: 42,000 tons full load Speed: 32 knots Endurance: 13500 miles at 18 kt Armament: 4 x SN12 SSM (24 missiles), 2 x SAN3 SAM (72 missiles), 2 x SAN4 SAM, (40 missiles), 4 76mm guns (2x2), 8 x 30mm gatling guns, 10 x 533mm torpedo tubes, 1 x SUW ASW mortar Aircraft: 32 12 Yak-38M - fighter aircraft 20 helicopters Cheers.
diveplane Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 can we have this modelled in lockon for blackshark?..... https://www.youtube.com/user/diveplane11 DCS Audio Modding.
britgliderpilot Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 What, a Kiev-class aircraft carrier? At such short notice it's unlikely - besides, it really needs the Yak-38 to be much fun. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg
Force_Feedback Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 ^^^^yeah would be nice lol rekoal Yes, and in 3 posts they'll be wishing the F-35B and the Harrier as well... And offcourse the father of the F-35, the Yak-141. Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy:
nscode Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 ok, if we buying it, i be airboss and part time pilot, so nobody gets to fly off of it or land without my say so, and i get 25utg that isnt to be shared, i dont care what you all want to do, but airboss and 25utg is mine you all too late, now all we need is a few truck fulls of chinese money :p Also, Lan place isnt what its gonna be, its gonna be a fully functioning lockon aircraft carrier... no lomac allowed, only the real thing is to be permitted on my boat :D EDIT: ok, i changed my mind, by the looks of that pic, its just for helos, ahwell, i will have the blackshark instead of the 25utg. Airboss? On a Russian carrier? Dude, just see if anybody is in your way and if not blast off :icon_supe Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us.
britgliderpilot Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 ok, if we buying it, i be airboss and part time pilot, so nobody gets to fly off of it or land without my say so, and i get 25utg that isnt to be shared, i dont care what you all want to do, but airboss and 25utg is mine you all too late, now all we need is a few truck fulls of chinese money :p Also, Lan place isnt what its gonna be, its gonna be a fully functioning lockon aircraft carrier... no lomac allowed, only the real thing is to be permitted on my boat :D EDIT: ok, i changed my mind, by the looks of that pic, its just for helos, ahwell, i will have the blackshark instead of the 25utg. Well it doesn't have arrestor wires at present . . . . HOWEVER!! The Russians are currently refitting a Kiev-class carrier with arrestor wires to carry the MiG29K for the Indians. Provide enough moolah, and thine wish shalt be granted . . . . ;) Me, I'd take the MiG29K. Or possibly the MiG29KUB, so I could give people joyrides. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg
nscode Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 If you want a plane for joy rides, buy this: :rolleyes::icon_keel Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us.
Pilotasso Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 Man, I used to make plastic model kits. This made some of my modeling memories come back. I still have a dozen of planes I glued and painted behind me. As soon as I have a real job and some free time I might start that hobby again. I love it. I made an F-15 2 years ago and my last one was a Gripen 2 seater I bought last year. .
Greenies Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 Okay, if we buy this carrier... will we still complain about the price of the Black Shark add-on when it is released? :D I want to get away, I wanna fly away. Yeah, yeah, yeah! - Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away
emenance Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 LOL :) Asus P8Z68-V GEN3/ 2500k 4.4ghz / Corsair 64gb SSD Cache / Corsair 8g 1600 ddr3 / 2 x 320gb RE3 Raid 0 /Corsair 950w/ Zotac 560TI AMP 1gb / Zalman GS1200 case /G940/
Force_Feedback Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 Nah, we'll just demand a flyable F-22, F-35 and Rafale. :p Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy:
Guest EVIL-SCOTSMAN Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 Airboss? On a Russian carrier? Dude, just see if anybody is in your way and if not blast off :icon_supe LOL, i believe that, russian dude drunkenly climbs into his cockpit, and says ah fux the plane thats on approach am takin off first :D you gotta love there attitude.
nscode Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 -And why does he wait for 5 minutes before moving? -Can't decide if it's more fun to take off from the flat bit, or from the angled bit :D Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us.
nscode Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 Nice vid of Su-33 carrier ops: http://www.aviapedia.com/videos/fighters/Su-33/Su-33.avi Btw, that wasn't a missed approach (the hook wasn't down), he was just playing :) Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us.
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