Readers of the magazine who became acquainted in issue No. 4’2006 with the tractor trailer by V. Kolyaskin were also interested in the mini-tractor itself by this amateur constructor. Today we publish a description of the manufacturing technology of this tractor and diagrams of its main units. If you have a house in the country, Read more…
In the late 1980s, the family of light vehicles with mechanical engines (from motorcycles and snowmobiles to ultralight aircraft) was joined by a new type of ultralight aircraft, which received the official (according to FAI classification) name of powered paraglider. However, in colloquial speech it is often called a paramotor (PM), meaning the entire apparatus. Read more…
First of all, I thank the editorial board of “Modelist-Konstruktor” for promoting the ingenuity, intelligence and talent of ordinary people, for providing the opportunity to use their rich creative experience, concentrated in the magazine. Keep it up! For my part, I would like to offer readers a description of a very practical mini-truck. Practical in Read more…
The propulsion system of this snowmobile consists of a rubber-fabric track made from a 300 mm wide conveyor belt and joined into a ring using a hinged loop. On its outer surface, cleats made of duralumin channels are installed, and on the inner surface – brackets that allow the track to be driven by the Read more…
How could one not help little Katyusha see the fish swimming! During a boat trip with grandfather Viktor on the lake, she kept leaning over the side, trying to see the underwater inhabitants. Grandfather, fearing that his granddaughter might accidentally fall into the water, asked her not to lean over the water anymore. And he Read more…
Many imported bicycles with a large number (over a dozen) of speeds have now appeared on our market. But such machines probably only fascinate young people. Experts understand that it is still impossible to use all speeds to the full extent: it is not easy even to correctly select the right gear, and frequently switching Read more…
In the taiga regions, it’s not easy to get by without an off-road vehicle. That’s why all-terrain vehicles are always held in high regard here. I, for example, drive mine both in summer and winter. And it helps not only me. Once I went winter fishing. A steep bank about two meters high on the Read more…
Tourists, anglers-hunters, and simply lovers of water recreation dream of having a convenient, lightweight, transportable boat. For this purpose, in my opinion, a rubber inflatable boat is most suitable. The boat I purchased, “Last-5”, weighs about 18 kg and carries three people. In calm weather and light wind, it glides easily on the water. But Read more…
The family of tricycles has been joined by another interesting machine — the “combi”, which was invariably popular with visitors to the NTTM-76 exhibition. It was created at the Kharkiv Bicycle Plant under the direction of designer Mykola Oleksiyovych Makohonenko. That is why we are returning to the “bicycle theme” again — and readers should Read more…
“Many people are now interested in designing and building microcars. We in our automotive design club at School No. 146 in Novosibirsk also tried. The result, in our opinion, is a fairly successful car in terms of design. The power unit turned out to be very compact, as the “SZA” engine was equipped with a Read more…
