All-terrain vehicle “VOLYN”

All-terrain vehicle "VOLYN"

Residents of villages and small towns, where asphalt roads have not yet reached and where “Volgas” and “Moskviches” start skidding after just a few meters past the outskirts in rainy weather or spring mud, have long dreamed of such a vehicle. Compact, maneuverable, economical to operate, and highly off-road capable — that’s how rural drivers Read more…

The Narrowest Electric Fiat Panda

The Narrowest Electric Fiat Panda

Sometimes, genius hides in a garage. That’s exactly what happened with Andrea Marazzi — a mechanic from the Italian town of Bagnolo Cremasco. Imagine this: an ordinary 1993 Fiat Panda suddenly becomes an internet sensation because… it was made hilariously narrow. Not just narrow — just 50 centimeters wide! It’s no joke — it’s both Read more…

GOLDEN HANDS OF KHARKOV (MICROPLANE KHAI-20)

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”

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

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

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

«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

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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