WATER ZARNITSA

WATER ZARNITSAThe glorious pages of military Chronicles of the Soviet Army and Fleet will be reflected in the summer pioneer games and competitions the jubilee. Young modelers and designers can show their ingenuity in the preparation and technical design of these games — including water maneuvers “Lightning”. We published several examples of homemade products that are easy to force themselves yunarmeytsev “Lightning”.

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Hydroplanes BRO-16

Hydroplane BRO-16Hydroplane BRO-16Hydroplanes BRO-16 — single-seat biplane of wooden construction, designed for training and demonstration and training flights. This is the first machine of this type, established in the Lithuanian SSR under the guidance of famous designer, a veteran of the Soviet gliding of Bronica Oskinis.

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RC GLIDER-DUCK

RC GLIDER-DUCKThe desire to create something unusual and striking, inherent, perhaps, to each of the modelers. This made sense at the time to try to find a new class of radio controlled gliders, which after years of occupation began to seem quite similar. Some time ago on paper there were projects non-motorized flying wings unusual geometry and several gliders-ducks. However, knowing that the process of creating a glider of any class more demanding than the aircraft, did not want to go on a risky experiment – flight properties of such extravagant cars were unpredictable.

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COMBAT BECOMES PEACEFUL

FIGHTING BECOME PEACEFULDedicated to the memory of General designer Mikhail Kuzmich Yangelya. In issue No. 7 of 2000 published an article “the workhorse of the launch sites” dedicated booster light class — “Kosmos-3M”. It’s time to tell the readers more about the earlier work (now quite forgotten), the famous Dnepropetrovsk CB “South”— the first Russian carrier rocket light class that took indexes 63С1 and 11К63 and an open name “Kosmos-2”. In this article the author talks about the rocket when it is presented the detailed drawing, executed on full-scale model, on display in the National aerospace education center of Ukraine in Dnepropetrovsk.

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WITH THE BOAT BEHIND

Not far off spring, and fans of water recreation are already thinking about the delivery of their “boats” to shore. Our reader B. Silvanovich built for these purposes special trailer: three-wheeled motor cart located behind the driver platform — carried boats. The front wheel is a leading. The design uses the nodes of the motor Read more…

“DEMI” MOTONARTY

The guys from House of pioneers Almetyevsk, a city of oilmen, along with his head I. by I. Klenkova design vehicle to transport small goods between drilling. They opted for motonartah. They created the machine can be operated both in summer and winter. It is enough just “shoed” motonarty: instead of wheels to put on Read more…

CHEBURASHKA

CHEBURASHKACHEBURASHKADouble little micro-car, “rainbow,” built on the Central station of young technicians of Georgia. It is intended for educational purposes and is designed for children younger and middle age. The basis of the micro-car, only taken the frame of the map without depreciation. It is set outdoor sports body type. From map — wheel mechanical brakes and steering device. Drive mechanical brakes only on the front wheels.

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ON THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF NATO

ON THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF NATOIf the United States and England after the Second world war had to think about a reasonable reduction of their naval forces, the main Mediterranean-sea powers, France and Italy, tormented by a completely different headache. Despite the fact that one of these countries were in the ranks of the winners and the other losers among, the problems they had about the same. In the fire of war is almost completely burned both of the once mighty fleet. As soon as the economy managed to overcome the destruction of the war, there has been a strong recovery of the French and Italian fleets. This situation largely contributed to the more rapid renewal of all classes of warships, including the escort.

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