WE are BUILDING the PLANE (“Argo 02”)

WE are BUILDING the PLANE (Is it possible nowadays to build your own plane? Tver aircraft enthusiasts Eugene Ignatiev, Yuri Gulak and Alexander Abramov answered this question in the affirmative, creating a winged single machine, later named “Argo-02”. The plane was successful: successfully flew on all-Union competitions, was the first winner of regional review-competition of Amateur aircraft in Yaroslavl. The secret to increased popularity of “Argo” Amateur aviators not the designer or the technological refinements of designers, but rather – their traditionalism. The designers managed to achieve a successful combination of waste over many decades of design methods of wooden cars of the 1920-ies and 1930-ies and modern aerodynamic calculations of aircraft of this class. This is perhaps one of the main advantages of the aircraft: its production does not require advanced plastics and composites, rental of high-strength metals and synthetic fabric with the pine timber, some plywood, fabric and enamel.

Read more

AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW

ROLE MODELUnlike analog, in the boat “Victoria” from St. Petersburg to create an air cushion and propulsive forces (thrust) uses an air screw. This allows the machine to move using both static and dynamic air cushion. The transition from mode to mode is performed by changing speeds.

Read more

“MOTORCAR” – THE CITY AVTOKRASKA

The search for the optimal design of passenger car is a matter of time. The solution to this problem and doing powerful design Bureau leading automotive companies and associations, and Amateur designers. Our magazine has repeatedly appealed to the topic. Today we offer enthusiasts autocostruzione two promising development of the Moscow engineers P. Zak and E. Rudyk.

Read more

SNOWMOBILE “SNOWBIRD”

SNOWMOBILE Recalling the history of the snowmobile, realized how long ago began my fascination with construction equipment. Even in his youth (and now I’m already retired) received the specialty of a locksmith and mastered on his own welding business, other specialty Metalworkers. But knowledge of design, to tell the truth, “boast” could not, and to learn there was no place. Built on a whim any “grindaholik” on wheels and tracks went on them and on the road and in the snow, but neither the reliability nor beauty.

Read more

ACCORDING TO THE DIAGRAM WEDGE

ON THE DIAGRAM OF THE WEDGEThis double, the saloon car is undergoing testing. Its main units and components taken from production cars and motorcycles: engine power systems and equipment, as well as wheels from scooter “Tourist”; dampers front and rear suspensions from a motorcycle “Java”; a steering mechanism from “Zaporozhets”; rear brake of the scooter “Electron”.

Read more

SHOES FOR THE “LUNOKHOD”

SHOES FOR THE Wheeled ATVs (all terrain vehicle jokingly called the homebrew “karakachani” or “Rovers”) on low-pressure tires (often referred to as the “Pneumatics”) is a very popular car among designers and enthusiasts. However, the high complexity of manufacturing the wheels, and most importantly — the low reliability of their tires (usually made of cameras wheeled tractors) are often cool creativity of the craftsmen. Meanwhile, a tyre for wheels of such a vehicle can be made of the right tire (diagonal fiber cord, not torn and not quite “bald”) from the wheels of a truck or wheeled tractor.

Read more

SWAMP OF THE WALKING TRACTOR

On the website www.lunohodov.net homebrew under the name Lech is double swamp buggies on wheels with low pressure tires (large diameter camera — 1200×350 mm) with the engine from the imported tillers. Frame — breakable bridges — “Zhiguli”, without brackets. Gear shift — “VAZ”. Gearbox and clutch replace V-belt transmission. Only on the tillers, was Read more…

MINI TRACTOR FROM LITHUANIA

MINI-TRACTOR FROM LITHUANIAThe Internet has no boundaries and it brings people together. Especially like-minded people. On the website www.minitraktor.Ork.ru user under the name сеnteur from Lithuania is presenting its all-wheel drive mini-tractor with “broken” frame, which has been in operation for twenty years. The engine it — UD-2M. Gear shift — from a motorcycle “Dnepr” and 2-speed gearbox with neutral position — from the old blower to provide mini tractor with eight speeds forward and two back from 1 km/h to 17 km/h.

Read more

AIRCRAFT WITH THEIR HANDS

THE PLANE WITH THEIR OWN HANDS1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
1.1. These “General technical requirements” (OTT) apply to all aircraft (LA) Amateur-built requirements of the technical Commission for examination to obtain permission to fly in clubs and competitions.
 
1.2. The technical Commission is guided by the data of OTT as a mandatory minimum requirements and, if necessary, to clarify or Supplement the individual requirements of these OTT.

Read more

DINGHY FOR TOURISTS

THE DINGHY FOR THE TOURIST“Eureka” is the Dinghy to the simplified construction, designed for home fabrication technology. The hull of the Dinghy — wooden, lightweight, with the lining membrane type. It consists of three bead frames, keel and four stringers. Midel-frame — reinforced, as it mounted mast and additional parts. The mast of the dural tube or wooden, swivel. The sail is a Latin, with a mainsail area of about 3.2 m2. Additional parts of plywood hinged in the dural tube, sealed at the midship frame.

Read more