Caption

First MiG-29K (Izd 9.31) prototype, now stripped of its guts and used aboard INS Vikramaditya as a ‘dummy’ to train the crew in aircraft handling. Note differences (particularly the canopy) between this and the current-gen MiG-29K (Izd 9.41). 311 Blue was last active around 2004, after which it was not seen in public for years. However, on 16 Nov 2013, this historic aircraft stood proud in the hangar of the ship it helped commission, which will operate the aircraft it helped develop.