A “car” in combination with a cargo trailer is an extremely convenient vehicle. However, it is not without its shortcomings, which sometimes negate all its advantages. In particular, the maneuverability of a passenger car is significantly reduced and it becomes almost impossible to move in reverse – after all, motorists, unlike professional drivers, are poor Read more…
This small aircraft attracted attention at the Tushino International Salon in June 1995. It differed from other similar ones in its somewhat unusual layout. In a conversation with its creators, it turned out that such a design decision was made as a result of deep theoretical and experimental work carried out by the authors in Read more…
The idea to build a trailer cottage came during the operation of the previous one, also mobile (see “Model designer No. 5′, 2005). Let me remind you that that dacha was collapsible with a soft roof and smaller in size, since it was initially tied to the dimensions of the Skif-2M trailer. And although each Read more…
The motor-sailing vessel (SMS), which will be discussed, was built on the basis of the finished hull of an existing model of a torpedo boat, made on a scale of 1:4. I got the hull of the model, 7.4 m long along the waterline, at almost a bargain price, when in the mid-1980s, during another Read more…
It so happened that I got into a kayak for the first time only in 2015, having turned 47 years old by that time. I picked up an oar, tasted the aroma of romance from river rafting and realized – this is mine! In one breath the Klyazma was passed from source to mouth, and Read more…
Once upon a time, the Earth was inhabited by dinosaurs, brontosaurs and many other strange animals that did not need paths or roads – they made them for themselves. And at the All-Terrain Trophy last year (see detailed report in M-K No. 11-2018), we met their modern descendant – PTZavr’oM – an all-terrain vehicle of Read more…
It seems to me like this: if you already went on a trip by car, then you need to live in it! Spend the night along the route or stop to rest for a few days in picturesque locations. You can, of course, in a tent, as many do, but it is less comfortable, especially Read more…
Having once decided to build an airplane, the home-made man is faced with a number of questions, and the outcome of the whole matter depends on the answer to them. It seems to me that every competent person can make an airplane if he fulfills three conditions. Firstly, you need to enlist the support and Read more…
I started skateboarding during my college years. And then I didn’t forget about my hobby: it’s nice to ride along the beach along the embankment somewhere in Gelendzhik, for example, during vacation… Over time, the wheels on all my boards fell apart or wore out. It was not possible to find them for the oldest, Read more…
Once upon a time, according to the Bible, Noah built an ark and saved his family from the Flood, and at the same time all life on Earth. I, of course, cannot in any way compare myself with him. However, after the first month spent in self-isolation this spring, I began to seriously think about Read more…
