Next 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.
EMERGENCY UMBRELLA
Many umbrellas of the spoke ends plastic ferrules, to which the threads are attached to the edge of the fabric dome. When threads are ground, loosely fitted tips lost, and the proper tension of the dome does not work. To replace the loss possible, turning down the end of the spokes with the pliers in Read more…
UNIVERSAL SOLDERING IRON
If you will need a soldering iron with a fine tip, navate on the rod of a powerful soldering iron a few turns of copper wire and bend its end perpendicular to the main sting. Sharpen it, solder, and you have in your hands a new tool.
FOR THE TABLE
If you are caught in the woods or on the river Bank or a branch broken off a bough, at which time the core is turned into dust, but the outer layers still strong — saw the discovery of a number of rings, where you want to locate a good sand paper and cover the Read more…
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
Light 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.Carrier-based ATTACK aircraft Yak-38
From 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.
DON’T SPOIL THE VIEW OF THE BALCONY
Quick-drying underwear on the balcony, loggia, but how ugly looks like a house from the street. Offering a simple design linen dryers with removable cords strained at the railing, and therefore hidden from prying eyes by a fence of the loggia. Brackets here is a pair of metal parts with a number of holes. Is Read more…
THE ORIGINAL BRACKET
for hanging planters or ceiling can be made of a suitable wood bitch. To strengthen it on the wall, should be treated with a planed one side bitch and screwed to it with screws two metal plates with holes of type “keyhole”. Put this bracket on two crutches or a screw.
MINI HACKSAW
If your jig saw is not the case or you have extra, it can be used as a small hacksaw. Because screw clamps instead of the thin blade securely enough hold and the saw blade. As the hook for this figure carving tool is not intended frame can be shortened by about half, sawed off Read more…










