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I'm nearly done working on the AUNS Nikita Khrushchev (I've chosen the name in keeping with the Soviet tendency to name capital ships after high ranking party or military officials, or important political figures). Her basic rigging is now completed and I'm nearly done adding ERC control dials for all the important features.

Here's a view of the new Kiev with her aircraft on deck...I've tested things out and she can hold 8 SMF-45 Vampyr fighters and 2 Helo's on the flight-deck, with room for 22 more Aircraft, and 4 more Helo's stored below decks in the hangar bays (with room to spare), which puts her in the ball-park for the standard 30 fighter compliment of the original Kiev Class ships...

Description
I'm nearly done working on the AUNS Nikita Khrushchev (I've chosen the name in keeping with the Soviet tendency to name capital ships after high ranking party or military officials, or important political figures). Her basic rigging is now completed and I'm nearly done adding ERC control dials for all the important features.

Here's a view of the new Kiev with her aircraft on deck...I've tested things out and she can hold 8 SMF-45 Vampyr fighters and 2 Helo's on the flight-deck, with room for 22 more Aircraft, and 4 more Helo's stored below decks in the hangar bays (with room to spare), which puts her in the ball-park for the standard 30 fighter compliment of the original Kiev Class ships...