URAL “CHICK”

URAL This is a float option ultralight aircraft “Chick-2”, which is designed and built in the club ALS “Rotor” (Kumertau, Bashkortostan) under the leadership of V. Gribkova, pilot and designer, is widely known to fans of light aviation. Wheeled version of the aircraft has a length of 5.45 m, height 2.3 m, wingspan and wing area, respectively 10.2 m 12.7 m2.

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“DREAM” — A CAR PRESCHOOLER

Dream… How can she be the child? 1949. I am 5 years. Father Andrewski, the boy next door, buy somewhere a used pedal car (our industry at that time, in my opinion, not released), restores him, and the envy of all the boys of our yard this Andrei proudly unrolls it. Now it is very difficult to convey in words gripped me then feeling. It wasn’t even jealousy, something more, it was a solar Eclipse, it was my childhood dream.

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“ROAD TRAIN” WITH THEIR HANDS

Despite the abundance in the automotive and tractor equipment, interest in improvised structures is not lost. The main reasons are the wish to create something, not to mention saving the family budget, and in the absence of sales of cars “to taste”. This is especially noticeable in rural areas. Enough to drive off from major cities about thirty miles, as you start to meet on the roads and in the yards of curious handmade.

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SCREW? IT’S NOT EASY

SCREW? IT'S NOT EASYTHE TECHNOLOGY OF MAKING WOODEN PROPELLERS. Snowmobile, aerolizer, all kinds of machines hovercraft, wig, microplane and microstoria, various fan installations and other machines can’t operate without air screw (propeller). Therefore every enthusiast of technical creativity, wanted to build one of these machines must learn to produce good propellers.

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BRONZE MEDALIST OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

BRONZE MEDALIST OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPIt has long been noticed: the pilots, even the most beautiful aircraft, whether it’s a huge “Boeing-747” or fast and agile MiG-29, never refuse to fly on UltraLite if they are given the opportunity. Paradox? Not at all. Most likely, only in the cockpit unprepossessing at first glance, the ultralight aircraft they are fully able to experience the feelings that accompany a free flight.

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BOAT-AMPHIBIAN “SWALLOW”

BOAT-AMPHIBIAN The idea was truly grandiozny is to design and build a versatile vehicle, able to move confidently off-road (land version) and be speedy and reliable afloat (boats). After a few years the boat amphibian was ready and passed first tests. Started normal stage of refinement, enhancements, improvements, ride quality and handling. In between working in the garage was the shows long passages, test runs in road conditions and water crossings.

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RIGA SOUVENIRS

RIGA SOUVENIRSGreat interest of young innovators, professionals of various industries has caused organized at ENEA USSR tematicheskaya exhibition “Inventors of Latvia — production”. And especially the fact that she showed an interesting experience of “planning” inventions accumulated e Republic, there are organizations pioneering the search on the most pressing, important for the national economy problems.

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