F5-M — YACHT CHAMPION

F5-M — YACHT CHAMPIONThe classification of the European Association of Amateur athletes of ship modeling sport (“NAVIGA”) provides for managed competition models of sailing yachts in three classes: F5-M (“Marblehead”), F5-10 (“Enricher”) and F5-X (free). The design of boat models the first two classes has the names of the first winners of the European competition.

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A TRAILER THAT CAN FLOAT

A TRAILER THAT CAN FLOATIts quality says the mere fact that he was in the SAI and the Commission on small boats of the city. Trailer six, the engine “Breeze-12”, remote. The trailer is made of sheet steel and aluminum, weighs 380 kg. inside, there are miniature pantry, two sofa beds, a washstand, gas stove, sink and even a TV. The upper part of the roof removable.

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VELOTANDEM – “ROAD”

VELOTANDEM - FROM Description a three-wheeled tandem, published in issue No. 3, 1979, I liked inherent in it the idea to tandem bike of the usual single, without making major changes to the original design. But the proposed version was not very satisfied: still frame of the second bike had undergone the unwanted interference. I wanted to find a way of articulation, that when there is no need to tandem it was possible to restore the bike to original form.

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MAPS AND METAMORPHOSIS

MAPS AND THE METAMORPHOSESWhat started karting? In the 30-ies very popular among American boys was competition for non-motorised trolleys moving along slant paths. Some Joker aptly called them “racing soap boxes.” And not without reason. The first truck actually had instead of the body wooden box, attached the wheels, instead steering was a rope connected to the ends of the front axle. Over time, the “racing soap boxes” has gained the rank of all-American Championships, which often have become well designed and carefully made by non-motorised carriages. But their name lived for a long time.

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THE ADVENTURES OF “AMERICAN” IN RUSSIA

THE ADVENTURES OF THE ADVENTURES OF Passenger car GAZ-A. Many people know the famous saying of the Patriarch of the American car industry Henry Ford — “the Buyer is entitled to choose a car of any colour provided that its color will be black.” However, not everyone knows that the Ford-T was painted black not because of the aesthetic preferences of the Ford to the Kohler. The reason for this was purely technological — Assembly-line production with its rigid rhythm were taken for drying the body after painting a certain, very short time, which in the early XX century was granted only black Japanese quick-drying enamel…

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PLIERS-HARVESTER

PLIERS-COMBINEThis unusual hand tool created by the innovators of the Volgograd plant of oil engineering. Pliers designed for flaring pipe lubrication systems and hydraulic control of various machines and machine tools. Simple in design, they at least shorten the time and simplify the technology of flaring. The body of the pliers consists of two hinged halves on their joints in the center holes Ø16 mm.

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THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE CAR

THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE CARMany motorists, especially the owners of domestic vehicles has experienced all the “charms” winter operation “beloved horses”. Special “pleasure” — after frosty nights to bring to life the heart — the powerhouse. I have a giant of Russian car industry — “Eye”, so all my thoughts and efforts were directed to develop a system that allows you to quickly and efficiently prepare the engine to start, warm up underhood space. respectively, the battery and create, if possible, a comfortable environment in the vehicle. The advantages of such training are obvious: easier to start engine at any temperature; reducing consumption of gasoline at start-up and engine warming up, which is especially great in the cold season; increases battery life by reducing the starting current on a warm engine, increase the service life of the starter by reducing the wear on the bushings the armature and the life of the engine.

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