THE PROUD FLAG OF THE REPUBLIC OF

THE PROUD FLAG OF THE REPUBLICEtendard — his predecessors and successors. iavlenie nuclear weapons not only changed the balance of power in the world, but also determined the path of development of military aviation in the first five years after the Second world war. A priority for the countries possessing nuclear weapons was the creation of the heavy bombers to deliver nuclear bombs, and fighters to escort their bombers destruction of others.

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“BEAVERS” AND “SEALS” THE KRIEGSMARINE

The German Navy was engaged in an ultra-small boats only in 1944. Prior to this the Germans managed to capture a number of European States, without resorting to the use of underwater diversionary means. The only “small” submarine that was developed in the early years of the war, was V. 80. But it is not planned to use for combat purposes, this 4-person submarine was used only for testing balcerowski turbines. She had a displacement of 71/80 tons and a length of 26 meters.

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The Il-102

Il-102After Sukhoi in an unspoken competition to build aircraft of the battlefield joined OKB S. V. Ilyushin. The main difference between the Il-102, su-25 table a second cockpit for the gunner. The aircraft has ejection seats K-36L pilot and K-36L-102 from air gunner. The main landing gear retracted on the fairings under the wing.

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THE CRUISER-LIKE SHIPS, AND SHIPS-CRUISERS

CRUISER-LIKE SHIPS, AND SHIPS-THE CRUISERTwo decades on the verge of XIX and XX centuries were years of turning the cruiser into a real fighting machine. Continuously growing sizes; armored vehicles gave way to armored, the latter suddenly replaced by a linear one. In parallel, there is a subclass of fast light cruisers scouts, which gradually became the main one. But all these types and varieties intended for combat — or as part of squadrons of “large fleets”, or when solitary hunt for their own kind. Naval experts and the developers did not forget about such tasks as intelligence (in the interests of the same “big boys”) or mine production. But the result in the famous “paddock” was a major historical mission of the cruiser hunt for the merchant ships of the enemy.

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The MiG-27

MiG-27The MiG-27 with a laser sighting system “Kyra” based on fighter-bomber MiG-23БК. In contrast to the predecessor, the air intakes have become unregulated. The first flight took place in 1975, the MiG-27K was one of the first carriers of high-precision weapons of missile of class “air — ground” with a television (KH-29T) and laser (KH-29L, KH-25ML) targeting systems, as well as corrected bombs KAB-500L and KAB-500KR. To combat enemy radar intended for the KH-27PS (X-25МП).

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MIG-15 — THE LEGEND OF SOVIET AVIATION

MIG-15 — THE LEGEND OF SOVIET AVIATIONThe history of the MiG-15 began after the Soviet trade representatives in 1946, Britain was able to purchase from the company a Rolls-Royce turbojet engine the most advanced of its time Derwent 5 with a thrust of 1,590 kg, Nene I with a thrust of 2040 kg and Nene II with traction 2270 kg. In the USSR, these engines received the designation RD-500, RD-45 and RD-45F, respectively. After that, it became possible to create a fighter with a flight speed of about 1000 km/h and a ceiling in excess of 13 000 m.

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Mazda 2

Mazda 2The creation of the Japanese car firm MAZDA (previously it was called Toyo Cork Cogyo) started in 1960 by running a series made popular minicar R-360. Today as popular Mazda2 is a compact front wheel drive model size class. It is enough to remember 2008, the year when the Russian buyers not only choose an appropriate quota of 2 thousand cars, and together joined in a five-month long queue to buy these cars.

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IN A STRANGE FEAST HANGOVER…

IN A STRANGE FEAST HANGOVER...We have already talked about several episodes of the British cruisers, latecomers to participate in fighting the Great (First world) war. But the “mistress of the seas” and are not left alone. The others made where large and absurd mistakes, remained throughout the five years of war entirely without much-needed combat units, which are then rebuilt “into the void”, or even never born.

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Skoda Fabia

Skoda FabiaCar SKODA factory after the collapse of the Czechoslovak socialist Republic to a market economy was on the verge of bankruptcy and in 1990 became a subsidiary of Volkswagen-Audi. In October 1994, on the basis of the model Favorit in conjunction with the company VW was designed a compact car with Felicia volkswagenaudi motor with a working volume of 1,6 l, and in 1996 on the chassis of the VW Golf was published in five-door hatchback Oktavia.

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Kia Rio

Kia RioThe global economic crisis has piqued the interest of buyers to a relatively inexpensive, compact and economical cars. One of them good demand and Kia Rio — Korean car size class. Korean company KIA (now the KIA MOTORS Corporation), prior to 1944, producing bicycles, his automotive career began with the Japanese copying machines — first of all of the models of MAZDA. However, in the future, KIA MOTORS found “a General line” — including when you create a car size class.

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