Last summer, the head of the aviation club of the Vnukovo House of Culture (Moscow), amateur pilot Andrei Chernikov, demonstrated quite complex aerobatic maneuvers over the Razdolye airfield in the Vladimir region on a single-seat biplane he designed and built with his own hands. The aircraft does not yet have an airworthiness certificate due to Read more…
In rural life there are many labor-intensive jobs that nevertheless need to be done quickly, for example: in the spring – sowing, in the summer – haymaking, harvesting – in the fall and, finally, snow – in the winter. When performing them, if there are no numerous assistants, you cannot do without means of mechanization. Read more…
Automotive design is a long-time passion of Krasnoyarsk resident Vladimir Aleksandrovich Gassan. Readers interested in homemade cars will probably remember both “ Mini-Valga ” and “ Buggy-350 ”… And here is another, just completed work. But unlike the previous ones, where V. A. Gassan was both a developer and a builder of cars, here he Read more…
A friend of mine started making the car we are talking about in the late 1980s, when automotive abundance was just around the corner, but we didn’t know about it yet. However, as soon as he made the frame with suspensions, his enthusiasm dried up; I had to continue building the car. Having assessed my Read more…
Building my own plane has been my dream since childhood. However, I was able to implement it not so long ago, although I paved the way to the sky in military aviation, and then on a hang-glider. Then he built an airplane. But the lack of experience and knowledge in this matter also produced a Read more…
The “Druzhok” microcar is a car… for kids. It was created in the experimental modeling and design laboratory of the Young Technicians Club of the Novosibirsk Academic Town. Despite its small size, it has everything like a real car: engine, gearbox, driveshaft, closed rear axle with differential and other components. The open body is very Read more…
The boat, called “Quasi,” always caused a sensation on reservoirs. Initially, attention was drawn to its purely automotive appearance, emphasized by wheels painted on the sides. Upon closer acquaintance, the comfort in the cabin, good speed characteristics, maneuverability, and controllability were enchanting. And enthusiasts of handcrafting were more attracted to the technology of hull manufacturing, Read more…
For enthusiasts who enjoy crafting and working with agricultural machinery, I consider myself among them for many years. Being a regular reader of “Modelist-Constructor,” I have manufactured (with the help of journal developments) a mower, a mini-moped for hay transportation, an all-terrain vehicle on pneumatics, several mini-tractors, and my best DIY creation, in my opinion, Read more…
At the start of the competition, when all the cars line up in rows in front of the white line, this kart can easily get lost among its counterparts. The same wheels, a seat, and a steering wheel familiar to the eye… The only difference is that its engine does not emit deafening popping sounds Read more…
As a rule, the structures of velomobiles made by DIY enthusiasts correspond to their intended use. That is, if a velomobile is designed for sports, high-speed races, then all its structural features correspond to this, and it is unlikely that an elderly person will be able to use such a vehicle for daily trips. Conversely, Read more…
