The large family of pedal boats has been replenished with another interesting machine, designed by our reader – engineer G. Ovchinnikov from Dnipro. Ovchinnikov is a car enthusiast. Therefore, his main task was to create a pedal boat that could be transported on the roof rack of a passenger car. The bicycle catamaran is assembled Read more…
Maneuverable, compact vehicles are vital, especially in snowy and wooded areas. In some countries, for example the USA, Canada, Japan, this problem is solved by the production of small-sized machines such as motorarts. Our industry also began to produce such equipment: motorcycle guns such as “Buran”, “Amurets” and others appeared. However, these cars are more Read more…
Both at the dawn of the automobile and today, designers – whether amateur or professional – continue to try to set the car in motion using a propeller. For this purpose, both car engines themselves, motorcycle engines, and even aircraft engines are used. Paradoxically, the well-known ancient windmills can be considered the ancestors of many Read more…
It’s tempting, isn’t it, to leave your house on a velomobile, get to the nearest body of water and, rolling down from a low bank, continue moving along the water? This will become possible if you make yourself an amphiped, a universal transport that combines the advantages of both a velomobile and an aquaped. The Read more…
For soil cultivation, many mechanical devices have been created to greatly facilitate this process. There are motor-ploughs, micro-tractors, and mechanized hoes… Of course, each such unit is designed for processing certain areas: a motor-tractor, for example, is convenient for fairly long runs, a motor-plough is more suitable for smaller plots, but it’s best not to Read more…
This ultra-light vehicle – a kind of “motorcycle” on an air cushion – was built in Bataysk at the city SUT. Its advantages are simplicity of design, high maneuverability and quite acceptable speed – up to 65 km/h. The propulsion system is especially rationally designed: the M-111 and Izh-P2 engines operate at optimal temperature conditions Read more…
The advantages of this car are structural simplicity, reliability on the road and high cross-country ability. It was built by Stanislav Khopshanosov from Yerevan. Residents of the capital of Armenia love cars and know a lot about them. We were convinced of this by trips through the streets of Yerevan with ErAZ design engineer Stanislav Read more…
The all-terrain vehicle is made according to a design that has proven itself well on the Kirovets tractor. It has the same “breakable” frame and drive on both axles. What does this give? Firstly, cross-country ability. The frame, constantly bending, seems to follow the terrain. All four drive wheels are constantly in contact with the Read more…
The living area of this summer house is almost twice the space it occupies in the garden. The secret is simple: the previously empty attic was turned by skillful hands into another bright and cozy room. The interior decoration of the room is selected depending on its purpose, taste and capabilities of the master. Having Read more…
The “Volna” inflatable boat, popular among water recreation enthusiasts, can be easily converted into a real sailing dinghy. The drawings of the universal sailing rig published in this issue, which was awarded a 1st degree diploma at the IV competition of the best sailing and tourist vessels, can be used for any “inflatable boats” and Read more…
