VERY DILIGENT STUDENT

VERY DILIGENT STUDENTNext to the recognized Maritime Grand France on the Mediterranean sea as something almost suddenly, for some 20 years has increased an unexpected rival—the Italian Royal Navy. Having in 1866 offensive and sensitive defeat off the island of Lissa, which was followed by a natural period of doubt and reflection, the leadership of the Navy and the designers of the Peninsula are actively set to work. Italian naval policy tried to borrow more strong colleagues and rivals the best features: the British—their rationality and discipline, the French—the pursuit of technical progress, the Germans—a reasonable defensive strategy. The main contribution was a clear understanding that Italy will never be able to catch up with the elder brothers quantitatively. So one had to look for “asymmetric response” everywhere, including in shipbuilding.

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GRATER GRINDS

Everyone who was engaged in the sanding of new floors, door Polota and other surfaces of non-metallic materials, knows that abrasive skin quickly become clogged with wood dust, paint and putty. Even worse, if you want to wetting by water, and on hand — just paper skin. I made and checked to work rather unusual Read more…

An-26

An-26Light military transport aircraft An-26 carrying capacity 5600 kg created on the basis of the cargo of the An-24T. In contrast to the predecessor, the An-26 has a new tail section with the cargo door closed with a ramp that also serves as a ramp to load equipment. The aircraft have strengthened the wing, in addition to the two TMD AI-24VT power 2820 E. L. S. has installed a jet engine RU19-300 takeoff thrust 900 kgf and new wheels.

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Carrier-based ATTACK aircraft Yak-38

Carrier-based ATTACK aircraft Yak-38From the first domestic aircraft vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) Yak-36 did not work fighting vehicle, primarily due to insufficient thrust of the engines. Complicated was and longitudinal balance of the aircraft in hover and transition to horizontal flight (and Vice versa). The emergence of a more powerful turbojet in the near future was not expected. The way out of the situation found the group of designers headed by S. G. Mordovin has.

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