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GOLDEN HANDS OF KHARKOV (MICROPLANE KHAI-20)

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GOLDEN HANDS OF KHARKOV (MICROPLANE KHAI-20)

Kharkiv residents have a long tradition of love for technology. Since the construction of the legendary Tractor, since the first graduations of the Aviation Institute, since the first pre-war work of the Kharkov DTS and the Palace of Technical Creativity. The city, saturated to the limit with industrial enterprises, research and educational institutes, could not Read more…

On the slipway – “ARGO-02”

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On the slipway - "ARGO-02"

Is it possible in our time, which is called a period of total shortage, to build an airplane yourself? Tver amateur aviators Evgeny Ignatiev, Yuri Gulakov and Alexander Abramov answered this question in the affirmative, creating a winged single-seat aircraft, later called Argo-02. The plane turned out to be successful: it successfully flew at the Read more…

AIRPLANE F-3

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AIRPLANE F-3

In our city of Kingisepp there was a gliding club ROSTO, where I worked as a pilot instructor since 1996. The club had two light aircraft and four gliders. But they were all far from new. ROSTO no longer allocated money for the purchase of new aircraft or repair of old ones. The aircraft equipment Read more…

DOUBLE SEDAN

Categories Auto show
DOUBLE SEDAN

The homemade microcar “Laika” is a frameless all-metal construction. Despite its small size and simplicity, the car provides comfortable seating for two people (driver and passenger), has two trunks, is sturdy, and maneuverable. Thanks to its low weight, high body, low engine power, relatively small wheels, and rear-wheel drive, Laika’s off-road capabilities are quite high. Read more…

«BEETLE-42»: TRANSPORT FOR SKY AND EARTH

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«BEETLE-42»: TRANSPORT FOR SKY AND EARTH

By experience, we know that the appearance of the “Beetle-42” delta wing aircraft evokes many emotions and, naturally, questions. Let’s set aside the emotions and focus on the most significant question: why does it have a four-wheel chassis instead of a three-wheel one? Before answering, let’s recall that ground vehicles with three-wheel chassis and front-wheel Read more…

FIRST AMONG EQUALS

Categories Auto show

FIRST AMONG EQUALSAudi Q7 is the largest SUV in Europe. In the catalog of a famous German car company AUDI is always possible to find a model for every taste, any size and a variety of prices — from crumbs A2 to “battleship” A8. The only. why not let this firm, — four wheel drive vehicles-crossovers Between those of its closest competitors — Mercedes, Opel, Porsche, Volkswagen and BMW — have long filled a yawning gap in two model series, manufacturing both true and “parquet” cars-SUVs.

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NOT ALWAYS AVERAGE “AVERAGE”

Categories Marine

NOT ALWAYS AVERAGE As we have noted, it is no wonder the leadership of the Soviet naval forces still in the early stages of their development in the 1920-ies turned his gaze exactly on submarines. Because it is relatively cheap and quick to build tool on first sight allow to eliminate a huge backlog “of the fleet of workers and peasants” from the naval forces of the “imperialists”. Moreover, that was before my eyes the example of Germany, which nearly brought the First world to the knees the most powerful Maritime power in the world.

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THE HARDEST CLUB OF THE RUSSIAN “GOD OF WAR”

Categories Armor

THE HARDEST CLUB OF THE RUSSIAN In the XX century, the domestic large artillery and special power increasingly slipping into the category of secondary weapons. Although by August 1914 she was ahead of the world in the number field 76-mm guns, for the first time since Ivan III did not have heavy artillery. Nicholas II and his surrounding generals Kuropatkin and Sukhomlinov, and also in charge of the artillery of Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich religiously adhere to the French concept, claiming that the war could be won with only one 76-mm guns.

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