All-terrain-snowmobile motorized skis “Blizzard”

All-terrain-snowmobile motorized skis "Blizzard"

In the snowmobile “Blizzard,” which I designed based on many developments published in “M-K,” elements of the schemes of classic snowmobiles, “amfitrak,” snowcat, pneumatic sleds, and aero skis have come together, combining almost all known snowmobile mechanisms. However, my vehicle cannot be attributed to any of these groups – it is a combination of a Read more…

ON A BIKE FOR… SKIERS

ON A BIKE FOR... SKIERS

Attempts to combine a bicycle with skis have been made before. However, the resulting snowcat designs could only be used to ride down hills. Our reader and engineer L. Gurfinsky, along with his friends, managed to construct a simple reciprocating mechanism that transforms the snowcat into a ski-bicycle: now it can be ridden both downhill Read more…

PAIR TO ORDER!

PAIR TO ORDER!

It is not in vain that they say, “The bath steams, the bath heats, the bath fixes everything.” Unfortunately, for many, the meaning of this folk wisdom becomes apparent too late, when the list of illnesses begins to approach a critical point. And yet, it seems so simple, as the old folks taught: a hot Read more…

FIRST AMONG EQUALS

FIRST AMONG EQUALSAudi Q7 is the largest SUV in Europe. In the catalog of a famous German car company AUDI is always possible to find a model for every taste, any size and a variety of prices — from crumbs A2 to “battleship” A8. The only. why not let this firm, — four wheel drive vehicles-crossovers Between those of its closest competitors — Mercedes, Opel, Porsche, Volkswagen and BMW — have long filled a yawning gap in two model series, manufacturing both true and “parquet” cars-SUVs.

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NOT ALWAYS AVERAGE “AVERAGE”

NOT ALWAYS AVERAGE As we have noted, it is no wonder the leadership of the Soviet naval forces still in the early stages of their development in the 1920-ies turned his gaze exactly on submarines. Because it is relatively cheap and quick to build tool on first sight allow to eliminate a huge backlog “of the fleet of workers and peasants” from the naval forces of the “imperialists”. Moreover, that was before my eyes the example of Germany, which nearly brought the First world to the knees the most powerful Maritime power in the world.

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YOUTH OLD GUITAR

Recently born, the guitar has managed to acquire its own history. At first it was a simple hybrid between a conventional housing with a wiring diagram. Then came the so-called “Board”: the whole guitar was a actually one exaggerated upper deck. “Board” has received the widest distribution in the world… and gradually disappointed many musicians.

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