INHABITED WING

INHABITED WINGINHABITED WINGIn December 1921 on the initiative of a group Krasnotsvetov (so called in those years, military pilots of the red Army) — the staff of the research version of the Air fleet was organized the first Soviet club “Soaring flight”. Among the most active of its members were B. I. Cheranovskii.

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RUST WILL NOT INTERFERE

Loosen rusted threaded connection will be easier if you soak it with dishwashing detergent of a type of “Fairy”, “Drop”, etc. and leave for some time. Those funds contain components blacksony that will “eat” the rust without affecting the metal and the surfactant will help the liquid to penetrate into the most inaccessible of microsemi. Read more…

WIDER WALK AUTOMODELISMO!

WIDER TREAD, AUTOMODELISME!So, automodelisme entered into the maturity. Twenty years behind — a considerable period in the life of any sport. Anyway, quite enough to sum up many outcomes, and to outline prospects for the future. Maturity. Tens of thousands of children of all ages engaged in self-similar groups and laboratories. A week ago in Zelenograd outside Moscow all-Russian and all-Union competition of models on sleigh starts out of young athletes from Riga, Penza, Vladivostok and Kamensk Ural’skiy — from 16 regions of the Russian Federation and six republics. But winter race — specific type of automodelisme, and they are not completely reveal the geography and characterize the breadth of this technical sport scholars in the country.

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THE FIREPOWER OF A SMALL ARTILLERY

THE FIREPOWER OF A SMALL ARTILLERYTHE FIREPOWER OF A SMALL ARTILLERY“Mal Zolotnik Yes roads” — says a Russian proverb, and this fully can be attributed to the representative of small-artillery — mortar. And roads it is the fact that for over a hundred years a faith and truth serves our artillery. Russian craftsmen have always been famous for their ingenuity, especially in difficult times when we must resist and win. So it was during the Russo-Japanese war 1904 — 1905 years, where it took a simple and effective defensive artillery. Brilliant idea, captain L. N. Kobato realized in the invention “apparatus for artillery fire at close range”. “Apparatus for throwing mines”, including the marine, were designed at that time hastily from scrap materials. They had a small firing range, but strong explosive action. For a century the brainchild of L. N. Kobato has undergone several evolutionary stages and has shown itself in interaction with artillery a formidable weapon, proven in two world and many local wars.

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“THE ELUSIVE CLOUD” FROM THE COUNTRY OF THE RISING SUN

Initially, it should be noted that engineered as a carrier-based scout for use with class aircraft carriers Taiho C6N SAIUN ever from the deck did not fly. The first aircraft part, which has received a new machine, became the 121st kokutai formed on 1 October 1943. In service of this regiment were the scouts of the D4Y1-C, converted from a bomber D4Y1. Retraining for new equipment was conducted at a military air base Katori.

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PACKAGE-TUBE

Recently, widespread ready-to-use putty marketed in plastic packages. Unfortunately, the use of such a package is not very handy: cut a hole in it with pressure on the pack often stretches or breaks, after which the unused balance of the putty dries. Using the elements of two identical tubes under any of the cream, you Read more…