CABIN BOAT “RUSLAN”

CABIN BOAT — 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.

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THE GENERATION OF LOSERS

GENERATION OF LOSERSThe superiority of the American fleet at sea after the Second world war was so undisputed that the creation of new warships, with the exception of aircraft carriers for the United States look out of date. Even with the advent of the only potential rival — the Soviet Union — high-speed submarines (first new diesel and then nuclear) not only changed the situation. At the disposal of the American admirals had bend pretty new destroyers, which were redirected to the new challenges. One of the most ambitious in the history of fleet upgrades — FRAM (Fleet Rehabilitation And Modernisation programme restoration and modernisation of the fleet) the ships of the PLO became more than 130 destroyers “Fletcher”, “Gearing” and “Allen M. Sumner” (see “modelist-Konstruktor” No. 8 in 2002). Updated the ships it provided the needs of the escort and anti-submarine service in the decade ahead.

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SKI FOR MOTORCYCLE…

No steep turns on groomed winter road or spring ice is not terrible motorcycle with the original device, made by G. Konyaev from the village of Il’insk Perm region. The hinge side of the rack with ski mi, “sprung” rubber shock absorbers, for a third winter reliable “insure” the rider on slippery snowy or icy Read more…

MULTIMAROCHNAYA UNIVERSAL

MULTIMAROCHNAYA UNIVERSALWhy “multichronic”? Because this welding transformer (CT) has many important additional functions. If in traditional “svarochnik”, which has a magnetic core assembled from P – and sh-shaped plates, sometimes nowhere to squeeze at least one or two auxiliary coil, the proposed torus, a doughnut shaped design of the free space was enough. In the end, he is capable of AC/DC to cook “five”, and batteries to charge and metal melting, feeding safe voltage elektrovyzhigatel in circles “Skilful hands”, and perform a host of other things. Fit even to put the question differently: and what a winding and for what purpose wants to additionally have the user of this ST?!

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BUGATTI 35

BUGATTI 35This famous French company was founded in 1909 talented avtostroitelei and organizer Ettore Bugatti. The first independent development of the newborn company became the vehicle of model “13” — twin passenger car with four-cylinder engine working volume of 1,327 L. in Parallel, the firm has developed a compact car BUGATT116, which became the prototype for the famous PEUGEOT BEBE. Until 1914 — the outbreak of the First world war, Bugatti has released a number of cars, which stood powerful 19 ROLAND GAROS with a 5-liter engine capacity of 100 HP

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WITH A MULTIMETER TO THE MOTOR

WITH A MULTIMETER TO THE MOTORAs in the previously published the console, the installation of its new version is “Welt” printed circuit Board foil fiberglass 83x35x1,5 mm. Used resistors — MLT, the capacitors C1 — C3 — MBM, C4 — C50-12; switch БВ1 — toggle П1Т-1 (or any other, preferably from among small-sized counterparts). Coil 1.1 — call from the telephone or homemade (10,000 turns of PEV-0,08 on a cardboard frame cross-section 12×8 mm with cheeks 21×21 mm, at the distance of 26 mm from each other); its DC resistance is 1.7 kω.

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LION OF THE DESERT

LION OF THE DESERTIsraeli fighter “Kfir”. In 1967 the French President Charles de Gaulle banned the supply of arms to Israel. This decision was a response to the Israeli attack on the neighboring Arab countries, which is known as the “six day war”. Under the ban got the 50 “Mirage” M5J. Desire to obtain their aircraft, in spite of bans, prompted the Israelis to search the other way. In the same year representatives of the company IAI (Israel Aircraft Industries – Israel Aircraft Industry) began negotiating with Dassault on the issue of licensed production of the fifth “Mirage”. A sudden obstacle in the form of an embargo, President de Gaulle, in calculation were not accepted. Representatives of Dassault, believed that this prohibition applies only to state enterprises. In late 1967 negotiations successfully ended with the signing of the contract. Thus, the Israelis have at their disposal all the necessary documentation and paper-modern technology. But it was only a glider, though with all systems, and it lacked the main engine.

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