In the “M-K” №4 for the year 1989 was published an article devoted to the ski-Vodochody… I Read it and wished I still had not written to the editor, not shared with the readers of “M-K” for its development.
SKI-VODOCHODY: ANOTHER OPTION
Design
TANDEM – A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO
For many years I am a regular subscriber of “M-A” and find in it many interesting and necessary. I hope that my experience will be useful to other readers: I would like to share my thoughts and practical recommendations regarding the manufacture and operation of a tandem bike. A car I made on their own five years ago and drove it for thousands of kilometers.
“STREET” – UNIVERSAL MOTORCYCLE
The desire to make a motorcycle of his own design came to me long ago. From the school years through my hands passed almost all manufactured and domestic models as well as Czech “Java” and “Chezet”. However, none of these machines was not satisfied: I wanted to have something solid, powerful and comfortable. I needed a bike that allows you to go on a long, long journey, able to quickly overcome a long distance and at the same time suitable for business trips around town, economical and maneuverable. In short, I needed a motorbike that meets the requirements of class “street”.
TAIGA DEL’TALET
Operation of the trike in boreal conditions has a lot of features that should be considered in the design of such specialized aircraft. In particular, taiga del’talet must possess the ability to catch even the small clearing, and when forced landings and at the tops of the trees. The engine of his must differ high reliability, the ability to run effortlessly in the air and on the ground force mi of the pilot. But the staff should have the ability to transform, so that its parts can be had relatively quickly to collect the vehicle, allowing to reach a forced landing to the nearest shelter.
BUILT – IN JOURNEY
My technical career began with as long as I can remember. Of course, it all went with models and a variety of useful things. Was born my simple DIY in the end the General court, in the pantry. Had to rejoice and this placement: because others do not have a roof over your head. After meeting in 1965 with “M-K” appeared and my first serious work — a scooter with a engine D-4 and the wheels from the scooter. He was like “Vyatka” in miniature. Then there was the publication of “Ant” E. Molchanova, amphibians Chumicheva, “Autosale”. It was they who gave me the idea of building a car of his own design. Knowledge was not enough, welding is not owned, details are sorely lacking, but still started…
“ZERO SIXTH” – THE STANDARD SERIES
Student design Bureau of Moscow Institute of civil aviation engineers have long occupied a leading position in the design, construction and research of trikes in porridge country. In the “M-K” has repeatedly published materials activities of SKB MIIGA; the last of them (“del’talet becomes a profession”, “M-K” No. 4, 1990| caused a surge of reader interest to the student KB.
SCREW MOLD
Model propellers for internal combustion engines are usually made from solid wood: beech, ash, birch, hornbeam. However, work on the air screws is very labor intensive and requires a certain skill. Two identical screw is almost impossible to do, which is why there is instability of the flight.
TRAILER”THE ROCKER”
Doing for a long time, the construction and operation of velomobiles (was a prize winner of all-Union velofestivalya in šiauliai), I was convinced of their lack of practicality. The large size of the velomobile exclude the possibility of its storage in the apartment. Known foldable construction is complicated to manufacture and quite cumbersome. Used them on wheels, usually a Bicycle, not designed for the lateral loads experienced by the velomobiles on the bends.
THE BOOT FOR ANY SEASON
When developing this design car trunk, the task was to create a device which, in addition to the normal daily functions would satisfy and lover of outdoor activities — would allow us to transport two sets of boards sailing in the summer and (with minor changes) 5-6 pairs of skis in the winter.
SAILING WINDMILL…
They say everything old is new again. And energy here, it seems, is no exception. Burned on Chernobyl, faced in some places with the threat of an energy crisis, mankind increasingly turns its gaze on technical solutions, unfairly written off in the past in the archive. The use of the gratuitous forces of the wind among such solutions. Come to them in their creative pursuits and like to make things with their hands (see, for example, “M-K” № 4/84, 5/86, 6/90, 7/92|.
