Design

Our magazine wrote many times about the reader’s development of engines for different homemade cars, planes, cars, hovercraft, and even for aircraft operated with the process of technical creativity. These enthusiasts pursue basically the same goal — the creation of relatively light weight of the engines, which power would fill a gap in the row engines of industrial production and would achieve the diys satisfactory performance.

Komsomol construction project of the century called the Baikal-Amur mainline, the first group of builders which came here directly from the XVII Congress of the Komsomol. And today from all over the country to impact the construction site go to the envoys of the League, comes appliances. Go further miles of railroad tracks, and the entire path will reach 3 thousand km with extra: taiga jungle and mountain ranges, permafrost — in the most difficult conditions, requiring not only the labor heroism, but also continuous innovation, bold engineering solutions, modern technology.

DISAPPEARED AS A PROFESSION. It was in the summer months of 1903. Was the construction of the Amur railway. Before the start of the Russo-Japanese war was still six months, but in the air, as they say, smell of gunpowder. People from poverty and landlessness arrived to the far East from the depths of Russia, worked from early morning until late at night: they cut the forest, uprooted stumps, dug and carried in a wheelbarrow the earth, filling the canvas. However, building progressed slowly. Even the strongest and experienced digger can not for the eight-hour working day to remove and shovel shovel more 4-8 cubic meters of soil. The earth is dense and heavy, working with it for centuries was considered one of the most difficult.

Mini tractor built for a friend, a neighbor. The machine is designed for layout of the infield, clearing of snow from driveways and walkways, towing a cargo trailer. The engine and gear shift – from the car “Oka” (welded differential). Transfer case and the bridges – from the “Niva” car without alterations.

Already 50 years old I am also an Amateur design. In his teenage years did the model. Total built 22 designs and they are all working again on a car trip for 12 years, and tillers “plowed” 25. Other products exploited a year or two, then made them something else.

Teacher Stanislav I. Pozdnyakov from the city of Berezina in the Minsk region, has been building snowmobiles for almost 10 years. He set himself the seemingly narrow task: to make a winter car for use on snow-covered roads — roads and country. In the process, the designer has found some original solutions of individual units. And although the appearance of his car is not very attractive, it is comfortable enough and that the basic, reliable in operation (see photo).

— Look, look — the Martians! surprised and enthusiastically shouted we met the boys when Ruslan, bristling with television and radio antennas, approached the pier. We looked at each other and laughed: indeed, and our boat, and ourselves, dressed in black suits with bright yellow bands were like aliens.

Powertrain with a CVT from a snowmobile “Buran”. His power even enough that the ATV can tow a sled with firewood on the snow. Bridges, box: transfer case and change gear, the propeller shafts from the car “Niva”.