“ABOVE ALL SPAIN THE CLOUDLESS SKY…”

Fighter biplane HEINKEL Not-51. The military rebellion against the government of the Spanish Republic began on 17 July 1936, when the radio sounded the prearranged signal: “Above all Spain the cloudless sky…” Almost immediately, the rebels have begun to receive military aid from Germany, Italy and Portugal. In particular, 31 July 1936 from Hamburg to the Spanish port of Cadiz came steamer “Usaramo”. On Board were six fighters Not-51V-1 with the appropriate number of pilots and a group of 79 soldiers.

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A-7 FOR

A-7N. Kamov, getting to the first combat autogyro, designed for communications, reconnaissance and correction of artillery fire, already had experience of creating such helicopters, together with N. Skrzynski in 1929 he participated in the creation of experimental gyroplanes KASKR-1 and KASKR-2. The task before the designer was a complex one: the device had to meet the tactical and technical requirements for R-3 and R-5 — planes-scouts of that time. In particular, to have a payload of 750 kg, to carry on Board the station, photographic equipment and three machine guns: synchronized to fire through the propeller and two in the turret in the cockpit of the arrow. The armament of the autogyro was to include a 100-kg bombs.

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RIGA SOUVENIRS

RIGA SOUVENIRSGreat interest of young innovators, professionals of various industries has caused organized at ENEA USSR tematicheskaya exhibition “Inventors of Latvia — production”. And especially the fact that she showed an interesting experience of “planning” inventions accumulated e Republic, there are organizations pioneering the search on the most pressing, important for the national economy problems.

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CHINESE FURNITURE FOR KITCHEN

CHINESE FURNITURE FOR KITCHENBuying a kitchen is an important task and even more complex and expensive than the arrangement of other rooms in your home. Why? In the case of the appliances and technology that will solve many daily problems (at first glance, petty, but in reality is just consuming a huge amount of time) and will significantly facilitate your life. But this is only a clever technological base that needs to be skillfully built into stylish furniture – that is to say, the face of your kitchen. And this is a considerable financial investment. How to save money without sacrificing quality and style? The answer is luxury Chinese furniture for the kitchen.

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SUNSET GRANDEUR “MISTRESS OF THE SEAS”

THE DECLINE OF GREATNESS The prospects for the British economy in the interwar period could not be called bright. The biggest Empire in the world is only superficially looked unshakable; in fact the problems were coming from all sides. The economic crisis has caused serious reductions in the armed forces, which affected and Navy — Holy of holies “nation of sailors”. The new ships had to develop first of all of the conditions of austerity.

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ROCKET-SURVIVOR

ROCKET-SURVIVORThe proposed model has a classic pattern glider A-2 “Hawk” in a reduced form. The main material for its construction – balsa. I must admit that over the last three or four years, such constructions appear frequently in competitions of any scale (though the schoolchildren they are made of more affordable material – to-ceiling foam). A return to this scheme due to the stability of the flight of such a rocket plane. Except only on the runway (starting) station.

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