DUESENBERG SJ

DUESENBERG SJWhen a brilliant businessman errett Cord Lobben included in the 20-ies of the last century in his financial Empire small firm Duesenberg Motors, he first instructed the members of our talented designers, engineers and businessmen, the brothers Friedrich and August Dusenberg, regardless of the cost, to create the best car in the world.

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Tu-22

Tu-22The Tu-22 was designed to replace the Tu-16. The design of the new aircraft under the symbol “105” was initiated in the Tupolev 15 August 1955 and August 1957 was completed construction of the prototype. 21 Jun 1958 “105” made its first flight. Since 1957, he designed an improved prototype, “105A”, which became the prototype of the Tu-22. The Tu-22 were built at the Kazan plant № 22 from the beginning of 1959 to December 1969. It was built 311 aircraft of this type (modification of the Tu-22 and Tu-22B, scout the Tu-22R, Tu-22K, jammer Tu-22P and training aircraft Tu-22U).

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KHARKIV MOTORCYCLES

KHARKIV MOTORCYCLESBy the early 1930s, one of the centers of the nascent Soviet motorcycle could be the city of Kharkov. Here in the capital of Soviet Ukraine, on the territory of the former sugar factory was organized car Assembly plant – HAZ, was introduced in the “Automotiveaddicts” Association “Ukrnet”.

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TO EMERGE IN A GIVEN SQUARE!

EMERGE IN a GIVEN SQUARE!Model submarine class EATING has always been one of the most interesting, especially for juniors. Such “free-floating” model require from the constructor of ship models awareness of the ships are prototypes, ability to work with the most modern materials and equipment, knowledge of basic fluid dynamics, electrical engineering and electronics.

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SIKORSKY H03S (S-51) DRAGONFLY

SIKORSKY H03S (S-51) DRAGONFLYIgor Sikorsky, an outstanding Russian aircraft designer and industrialist, was one of the pioneers of aviation in Russia. Characteristically, the first aircraft built by Sikorsky in the years 1908-1911 was the coaxial helicopters. Powerful enough engines don’t allow these helicopters to take off, but sympathy for these unusual cars he kept for life.

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“GREY” THE BRITISH SUBMARINE FORCES

In addition to the rather exotic projects, such as, for example, a huge steam-powered submarines for action with the Navy type “K”, or underwater monitors of the “M”, the British Navy continued to “correct” the development of a universal underwater “Admiralty” boats long range, launched in 1908, a type “D”. We remember that the most successful boats made basically the severity of the First world war, were three series of the type “E”, built in the beginning of the war until its end. However, the designers did not intend to stop there.

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Aero L-29 Delfin (Czech Republic)

Aero L-29 Delfin (Czechoslovakia)The development of L-29 was started in 1955, took the initiative by a group of engineers from the Research and test flight Institute of Czechoslovakia. First flight of L-29 made the April 5, 1959 L-29 Czechoslovak is the first serial jet car. In 1961, by decision of the Soviet government for political reasons he was selected as the main training aircraft of the countries-participants of the Warsaw Treaty Organization. This decision was not fair – L-29 was lost to the Yak-30 in all the parameters was heavier on 765 kg had a 30% lower thrust-to-weight, 33% less range and less speed.

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PARANORMAL

LEAP OF THE LIONIn the family of PEUGEOT has a car class. Your first car, Armand Peugeot in collaboration with Leon serpolle built in the nineteenth century — it was heavy and bulky three-wheeled carriage with a steam engine, which has not successfully exhibited at the world exhibition in Paris in 1889. And who knows what would be in the future fate of Armand Peugeot, the owner of a small Bicycle factory in Beaulieu, if he had not met at the exhibition with Emile Levasseur and Gottlieb Daimler.

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MAZ-525

MAZ-525Model MAZ-525, as well as any car-truck, fun to do with the current mechanism of tipping. This obliges to elaborate the details of all devices under the bottom and found when the body is tilted. However, most of them can be seen and aluminum the body, so that their elaboration is still needed.

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