In the last issue we talked about last representatives of cruisers with over 20 years of ex-one of the most important and revered ships in the fleets of all the major Maritime powers. The class that developed it seems to be quite natural and successful, but which is completely and permanently disappeared from the plans of shipbuilders in just two to three years.
The Russian Federation is the only country possessing the technology of ekranoplane. In addition to the giant apparatus created under the direction of R. Alekseev, developed and are small, designed for local “airlines”. An example of this is a twin-engine 10-seater airplane EP-7 “Ivolga”, created under the leadership of Vladimir Kolganova EP-7 made according to the classic scheme of the aircraft with a composite wing. On the wing of small aspect ratio located displacement hull floats and propellers in annular channels.
During the great Patriotic war in the Soviet Union from the United States and supplied under lend-lease twin-engine bombers b-25 “Mitchell” company “North American”. The aircraft started to be developed in 1938 as an attack-bomber. He had dvuhkilevoe tail and tricycle landing gear support to facilitate its operation. After reworking the project into a bomber the machine, adopting, received the designation b-25. Her first flight took place on 19 August 1940
The family of KAMAZ trucks filled up by the new special armored SBA-60-K2 “Bulat”. This war machine was created with the use of units, assemblies and series parts, KAMAZ-5350, commonly known as “Mustang”, which as a military truck was called to military service in 2002, the Mustang has a capacity of 6 tons, a curb weight of 15.4 tons; its 260-horsepower diesel engine allows to reach the speed of 100 km/h. It is a three-axis front-engined car with permanent all-wheel drive (6×6) driven front wheels and two closely spaced rear axles. Carrier system – spar frame. Designed and manufactured by the Kama automobile plant.
Huge British Navy after the Russo-Japanese war got rid of one potential enemy, Russia, is able to deliver him a lot of troubles on the ocean trade routes. But along with this tangible success achieved by the hands of others gradually arose a new, more dangerous threat in the face of Germany. The Kaiser’s fleet had not yet had enough strength to confront the British in open battle, but could deliver a lot of trouble because of his light forces. Especially small cruisers, which number increased from year to year, and the speed steadily increased from series to series.
The su-7, were armed with Soviet air force, is a typical representative of tactical aircraft of its time. Being built at the beginning of the cold war as a fighter, he turned into a fighter-bomber and a carrier of nuclear weapons. Su-7 is constantly improving his combat capabilities were expanded and the flight characteristics were improved, which allowed the aircraft to become rather successful commercial project and long enough to stay in service in many countries. Its rugged and reliable design became the basis for the development of many interesting projects, one of which was the aircraft with variable sweep-wing su-17.
Training aircraft, T-28 “Trojan” developed by “North American” replacement for the T-6 “Texan”. The first flight of its prototype HT-28 was held on 26 September 1949: in mass production was designated T-28A. Double the aircraft was a cantilever low with retractable tricycle landing gear. Built 1194 machines, including variations of the T-28B and T-28C with the brake hook, and intended to study landing on the deck of aircraft carriers.
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The fighter I-16 in the civil war of Spain. The history of the airplane. This plane was largely first. In the USSR, he was the first popular fighter with retractable landing gear, the first fighter, which the pilot’s seat was equipped with an armored backrest and, finally, the world’s first fighter-bomber. We are talking about the plane I-16, created by the design Bureau of Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov, who in the second half of the 1930-ies deservedly called “king of fighters”.
Development of front-line bomber Tu-2 began in 1940 prototype (“103”) built with two engines AM-37. The first flight took place in January 1941 On it during the tests managed to get the settings close to the fighters of those years, but the air force demanded to accommodate the pilot and Navigator in a cabin-type German Ju 88 and mounted under a wing brake grids. The new four-seater has received the designation “103У”. Due to the outbreak of the war she remained in the experimental instance.
