C-27J

C-27JA cargo aircraft C-27J “Spartan” set up jointly by the Italian company “Alenia Arepas” and the American “Lockheed”. Its predecessor—the Italian light military transport aircraft G. 222″, Alenia” made its first flight in 1973 and produced until 2000, Only built 124 machines of this type. Ten of them are operating in the USA under the designation C-27A.

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ANSWER: X = 3!

Durable wide goats good for working with long logs. How to saw Poleshko, if its length is less than the distance between the supports] it’s very simple! Additional pitch — the third leg closer to one side, and problem solved! The dimensions of the pillars additional supports may be shorter than or equal to key; Read more…

SHIRT FOR DRILL

Required, when a small diameter drill bit fails to hold in the Chuck. But “sewing” it is better to “size” smaller: the nail or the drill navathe thinner copper wire — tightly, turn to turn, clockwise. Now, put the resulting spiral shank right drill: when the clamp and working the spiral to wedge and securely Read more…

FALCON-2 — CONQUEROR OF DOMBAY

SOKOL-2 — CONQUEROR OF THE DOMBAIThe best Amateur-built glider, took part in the competition “Dombai tops” in 1978, was named “Sokol-2”. Its Creator — Leningrad master of sports V. D. Mikhailov, a renowned specialist in the design and making of yacht sails. So it is understandable his desire to use when constructing the glider, the latest achievements in the field of sailing. As a result, the quality of the dome “Sokol-2” had no equal among the devices flying over the Caucasian peaks.

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TANK, BORN IN THE WINTER WAR

TANK BORN IN THE WINTER WARThe Soviet-Finnish war began on 30 November 1939 and ended on 12 March 1940. All this time our units had to overcome the fortifications of the “Mannerheim line”, created on the Karelian isthmus. This “line” became the most significant fighting. Rasstalas front is 135 km, it had a depth of defense around 95 km, and the Main defense line consisted of strong points, just within which it was built 800 wooden-earthen fire facilities Bunkers and 280 long-term firing installations (Pillboxes). All of them, as well as the other positions were covered by the first anti-personnel obstacles of the dozens of rows of barbed wire on concrete base. They were followed by anti-tank obstacles, saturated ditches and scarps. Space between them in huge quantities were made nadybali in several bands. Tanks could not pass, and the Marines had to overcome many roadblocks often three or four layer fire to undermine them. Such a difficult task sometimes allowed T-28 tanks, fire their 76.2 mm guns destroying dragon’s teeth. They could also deal with small Bunkers.

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THE TAIL BOOM OF THE FUSELAGE

TAIL BOOM OF THE FUSELAGEThe fuselage of modern rezinomotornaya model aircraft usually consists of two parts: the power (it houses the rubber motor, is attached to the lug screw, wing) and the tail boom carrying the tail surfaces. The power part usually is a thin-walled pipe of aluminium alloy, plywood or fiberglass. Tail boom made in the form of a light truss or stacked monocoque construction with hard balsa covering.

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BRUSH-CHANGELING

Preparing a wooden item to paint, the old paint is removed with wire brushes. However, with thick flakes of old oil paint they can’t cope — there is necessary a metal scraper. So both tools were always there, combine them, attach to the back side of the brush to a steel plate.