WITH VICTORY DAY!

May 9, 2016, the former Soviet Union celebrate 71-th anniversary of Victory in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945. May 9 special the occasion is and the joy of victory and the pain of the millions who died. It is a holiday with tears in the eyes… With The Victory!

AMERICAN HALF-TRACK ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS

THE AMERICAN HALF-TRACK ARMORED VEHICLESA family of half-track armored “half-tracks”, one of the most famous and popular among the fighting machines of the allies during the Second world war, began to be developed in the United States since 1932. Their design started from four firms: James Cunniagham and Sons, Linn, GMC and Marmon-Herrington. As the prototype was used the chassis of the French Citroen-Kegresse С417, several samples of which were purchased a year earlier. In the next five years was developed and tested experienced polupustyne options from T1 to Т9Е1. The latter, recognized as the most successful, was based on the chassis of the truck Ford V-8 wheel formula 4×2. Rear axle was replaced by a tracked vehicle of the company Timken with rubber caterpillar.

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“ROAD TRAIN” WITH THEIR HANDS

Despite the abundance in the automotive and tractor equipment, interest in improvised structures is not lost. The main reasons are the wish to create something, not to mention saving the family budget, and in the absence of sales of cars “to taste”. This is especially noticeable in rural areas. Enough to drive off from major cities about thirty miles, as you start to meet on the roads and in the yards of curious handmade.

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SCREW? IT’S NOT EASY

SCREW? IT'S NOT EASYTHE TECHNOLOGY OF MAKING WOODEN PROPELLERS. Snowmobile, aerolizer, all kinds of machines hovercraft, wig, microplane and microstoria, various fan installations and other machines can’t operate without air screw (propeller). Therefore every enthusiast of technical creativity, wanted to build one of these machines must learn to produce good propellers.

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PLAZMATRON — TOOL WORK

PLAZMATRON — TOOL WORKThe stone knife, and a bone needle — the ancestors of all the tools ever worked with people — it took in order to divide, reduce and, conversely, to sew, to connect the ancient simple materials provided by nature: meat, fur, skin. And as people turned to new, more advanced materials, taught myself to create them. changed and became more perfect tool. And if Dereza was enough of an axe, Pipa and hammer, the metal took a drill, a cutter in the subsequent welding, glass, diamond glass cutter, and such modern materials as concrete, superhard alloys and materials or, for example, setupy, showed a completely new tool requirements.

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BIRDS VS. AIRCRAFT

BIRDS VS. AIRCRAFTClash of pigeons with a pigeon taking off at the Paris airport of Orly liner “the Boeing-747” has led to the stop of one engine and an emergency landing before the plane continued an hour circling over the landing strip and leaked 40 tons of kerosene. The total loss of engine repair, fuel theft, downtime of the liner within ten days amounted to about $ 1 million.

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Limousine service

Limousine serviceMake any celebration more colorful and impressive will help limousine service – a great service for walking spacious and beautiful transport. To rent a luxury car for yourself and guests – a good idea. Today almost no feast is not complete without a stroll in the exquisite machines.

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