“THE ELUSIVE CLOUD” FROM THE COUNTRY OF THE RISING SUN

Initially, it should be noted that engineered as a carrier-based scout for use with class aircraft carriers Taiho C6N SAIUN ever from the deck did not fly. The first aircraft part, which has received a new machine, became the 121st kokutai formed on 1 October 1943. In service of this regiment were the scouts of the D4Y1-C, converted from a bomber D4Y1. Retraining for new equipment was conducted at a military air base Katori.

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CADILLAC V16 SPORT PHAETON

CADILLAC V16 SPORT PHAETONNot everyone knows that the name of American auto-mobile firm Cadillac was given in honor of the founder of the city of Detroit Frenchman Antoine de la Cadillac Mot. The first self-propelled carriages new firms did not differ grace and was a not very successful copy of the Henry Ford vehicles. In 1909, the firm became part of General Motors, where it was tasked with the issue of expensive cars with improved comfort.

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THE LINER IN UNIFORM

LINER IN UNIFORMStill in the process of creating a long-range bomber Tu-16 in the brigade of General types of OKB A. N. The Tupolev appeared first outline of a passenger jet Tu-2AM-3-200. Working drawings began in 1952 — 1953, but only in June of 1954 issued a decree of the government on the development of the future Tu-104.

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THE LEGEND OF THE COMPANY “HONDA”

THE LEGEND OF THE COMPANY Japanese HONDA LEGEND edition 2005. Soichiro Honda was born in 1906 and lived a full 85 years, becoming sort of a legend — the same as Henry Ford in America, or Andre Citroen in France. The son of a village blacksmith, and did not receive a diploma engineer, Soichiro Honda became a Professor at several universities, cavalier of the Legion of honor, the highest orders of Japan and many European countries, as well as the gold medal FIA — International Federation of Motorsport.

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THE ITALIAN “BOOM” IN SPAIN

THE ITALIAN The beginning of a new period in the development of Italian fighter aircraft was the development of the company FIAT in 1936, the plane of the monoplane FIAT G. 50. The fact that Italy has long relied on fighter-biplanes, an ardent supporter of which was the chief designer of FIAT H. Rosatelli. The creation of the G. 50 monoplane associated with the advent of the firm young engineer G. Gabrielli, bringing with him many new ideas different from conservative supporters of fighters-biplanes.

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ESSENTIAL “EIGHT”

ESSENTIAL Siberian airfields early 70-ies of the last century — the time of intensive development of the Tyumen oil fields — is hard to imagine without helicopters, created in OKB M. L. Mil. In the summer the airfield is a small airport in Surgut worked several hundred helicopters. In addition to local squadron here flew helicopters from all over the Soviet Union. Mi-2, Mi-4, Mi-6 and Mi-8 was raised to the sky during the long daylight hours. Mi-2 and Mi-4 was delivered to the place of work of geologists, drillers, and numerous teams of builders, heavy Mi-6 was carrying bricks, boards, barrels of fuel, pipe, power transmission towers, drilling equipment, mobile homes. Such intense and dedicated work is clearly confirmed, as required in terms of the local offroad helicopter.

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JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED

JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITEDAs you know, four-wheel drive Jeep Wrangler are derived from army vehicles to Willis MB and Ford GP. They inherited from prototypes, high reliability, Spartan simplicity and ruggedness. The years went by, cars were improved; increased engine output, increased reliability and security, a Jeep Wrangler has remained the same — short wheelbase, two-door, with an open body and simple internal design.

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LATEST JET FIGHTERS OF THE LUFTWAFFE

THE LAST JET FIGHTER OF THE LUFTWAFFEDuring the Second world war working on jet engines were in Germany on a broad front. They are ahead in this area all of the country and was able to convey in the production of two types of TRD – Ju-YuMO 004 and BMW 003. Equipped with their first jet aircraft – the Me 262, he 162 and ar 234 was the undoubted success of the German scientists and engineers. These aircraft were successful and widely known, but the design idea was not on, and the command of the Luftwaffe in July 1944, announced a competition for the creation of the fighter, who had the best flight and operational data than the Me 262, and is able to replace him.

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CRUISERS BECOME “PROTECTED”

CRUISER BECOME A In the decades after the civil war ghosts lucky raiders — armed ships of the southerners was a constant headache to the lords of the British Admiralty. In the event of war with such countries as all the same, the United States, or France, or, for example, Russia, have become a real threat to be found in the seas already dozens of enemy auxiliary cruisers. Besides, over the years, the characteristics of possible candidates in the raiders kept on rising. The best ships had a very decent speed and the shipowners the government specifically pay extra for a more durable design, allowing, if necessary, to set them on a very solid rifled guns of a caliber of 6 inches In such circumstances, numerous corvettes and sloops “mistress of the seas” lost technical superiority over makeshift opponents. Of course, the military remained the advantage of a ship with a disciplined and trained team, but it might not be enough for a confident victory in battle one on one. Needed a solution that allowed staff of cruisers once again regain its dominant force.

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