THIS AMAZING GAS-AND

THIS IS AN AMAZING GAS -On the sixth of December, 1932, eleven months after the start of the Gorky automobile plant, with its conveyor descended first cars GAZ-A. Cars these, very simple and unpretentious, quickly won the hearts of drivers. In fact, their distant relatives were already well known in our country.

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BET FOR VERSATILITY

EMPHASIS ON UNIVERSALITYThe mid 50-ies of XX century marked the beginning of the end of British naval power. Powerful, but not conformed to the new reality fighting ships of world war II were annually given up on scrapping dozens. The size of the fleet decreased with great speed: to build new frigates are only marginally influenced this sad for the pride of the nation process.

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SPANISH LANDFILL LUFTWAFFE

SPANISH LANDFILL LUFTWAFFEFighters Messerschmitt Bf 109 first modifications. (The end. Beginning at No. 7 in 2004). Frontline service Bf 109 in Spain began suddenly and quite successfully. In October 1936, when the air first came 109V5 Bf and Bf 109V6, at the BFW plant in Munich received an order from the air Ministry on the preparation of several planes to be sent to Spain for testing in combat conditions.

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NEW ENERGY

ENERGYFor about 100 years — since the beginning of the widespread introduction of steam machines before the end of the era of artillery and armour — the characteristics of any of a warship anyway was a compromise between speed, armament and protection.

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“WE WERE SHAKING THE BUSES CLOSE…”

City bus ZIS-155 production in 1949. The development and expansion of cities accompanied by the concentration of citizens in residential areas and, consequently, the factories in the industrial, has created the problem of passenger traffic, which could not solve a horse-drawn vehicle for personal use. And in the second half of the XIX century in cities there are predecessors of buses and trams, horse and steam-powered.

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DRY T4 (100)

DRY T4 (100)The competition of the State Committee on aviation technology to establish the impact of a missile to destroy aircraft carriers was announced in September 1961. In the fight for the prestigious order entered OKB A. N. Tupolev, F. S. Yakovlev and P. O. Sukhoi. In the autumn of 1962 was held on advanced Scientific-technical Council, which commissioned the development of a conceptual design of the aircraft design Bureau of P. O. Sukhoi.

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RIVAL HELICOPTERS

RIVAL HELICOPTERSIn the late 1950 O. K Antonov as chief designer of OKB-153, located in Novosibirsk, invited the leadership of the air force of the CAF and the draft aircraft short takeoff SLE-1. In the diagram of the machine catches the eye first of all, empennage mounted on two thin beams. Direct highly mechanized wing with flaps, drooping ailerons and an automatic end slats are two radial air-cooled engine AI-14R. It is through these engines takeoff power of 265 HP was able to put into practice the intentions of the designer.

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SPANISH LANDFILL LUFTWAFFE

SPANISH LANDFILL LUFTWAFFEFighter Messerschmitt BF-109 first modifications. The Treaty of Versailles in 1919, signifying the end of the first world war, significantly limit the military potential of Germany. The Germans were allowed only to have a 100-strong land army, devoid of all heavy military equipment, but German industry was forbidden to carry offensive weapons.

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