Now many people believe that amateur construction enthusiasts have disappeared from our lives. Forever, they say, they remained in Soviet times. This is a completely wrong opinion. Yes, today there are no structures supporting DIYers and modelers, as there were before. Numerous previously state-funded clubs and clubs have closed, the regular exhibitions of Scientific and Read more…
The amphibious all-terrain vehicle was built over five years and first left the garage in 1969. Traveled more than 1000 km. Tested on rough terrain, on snow, on water, on marshy, sandy, clay soils. Tests have shown that the vehicle’s cross-country ability is almost universal. Dimensions – 2200×1200 mm. Weight – 200 kg. Maximum speed Read more…
The non-motorized gyroplane “Chaika” was developed by students of the Riga Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers and is intended for initial training, sport flights and the promotion of aviation technical knowledge among a wide range of young people. The low cost of this machine, ease of piloting and maintenance, reliability and safety – all this Read more…
What should you give preference when designing an amphibian: teach it to swim well, turning it into a boat on wheels, or let it run well on land and slowly overcome water obstacles? This is the first question that comes to mind for anyone planning to build such a machine. Almost no one can combine Read more…
Once I found myself close to a real steam locomotive of the LV series – the famous Lebedyanka. And I immediately felt life in him. Everything there hissed, made noise, moved, soared, seethed and clicked. It could not be called a machine or mechanism. The definition suggested itself: “Living organism.” I have never experienced such Read more…
The “Grasshopper” tricycle was designed and manufactured in the small-sized equipment design laboratory of the KYUT of the Novosibirsk academic campus by seventh-graders Anatoly Mikhailov, Viktor Krivonosov and Sergey Khakhtar. This is a lightweight, front-wheel drive car with a Sh52 engine and torsion bar rear suspension. The wide track of the rear wheels in combination Read more…
CAR – FOR WHAT? Do you need a car? Which one exactly? This question arises before anyone who intends to purchase a factory-made car. But, as you know, the choice of the type of car you need is limited. This question becomes even more relevant if you decide to build the car yourself. For example, Read more…
The large family of pedal boats has been replenished with another interesting machine, designed by our reader – engineer G. Ovchinnikov from Dnipro. Ovchinnikov is a car enthusiast. Therefore, his main task was to create a pedal boat that could be transported on the roof rack of a passenger car. The bicycle catamaran is assembled Read more…
Maneuverable, compact vehicles are vital, especially in snowy and wooded areas. In some countries, for example the USA, Canada, Japan, this problem is solved by the production of small-sized machines such as motorarts. Our industry also began to produce such equipment: motorcycle guns such as “Buran”, “Amurets” and others appeared. However, these cars are more Read more…
Both at the dawn of the automobile and today, designers – whether amateur or professional – continue to try to set the car in motion using a propeller. For this purpose, both car engines themselves, motorcycle engines, and even aircraft engines are used. Paradoxically, the well-known ancient windmills can be considered the ancestors of many Read more…
