LOCKHEED L-188 ELECTRA

LOCKHEED L-188 ELECTRAFour-engine passenger turboprop aircraft L-188 was created under the requirements of the airline “American airlines”. In June 1955 the project was chosen from among submitted various aircraft manufacturing firms in the USA. New car interested in other airlines. The prototype of the “Electra” took to the skies on 6 December 1957, the serial production at the plant of the company “Lockheed” in Baer Bank began in October, 1958 January 12, 1959 the aircraft, “Eastern air lines” made the first flight from new York to Miami.

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ELECTRO-BALALAIKA

ELECTRIC BALALAIKAWe have long been accustomed to the prefix “electro” in modern musical terminology. Appeared such names as electric guitar, electro, and even the ensemble of electronic musical instruments. Many of the tools have become more rich shades of sound, when a duet with them stands electronics. Bypassing it is only people’s tools. Plays a role, apparently, the fear to violate the purity of the already established sounds. But this is not so. Even such a simple instrument like a balalaika, will be able to gain more power, become a true soloist of the orchestra of folk instruments, if you supply the pickups. Today’s publication is devoted to one of the variants of the “electrification” of the balalaika.

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THE PENCIL

What do we do when we need something to hang on a concrete wall? Bore a hole and hammering the tube, usually wood. And where is the guarantee that the tree got dried? Often, the tube shrinks and ceases to stick in the wall. I used wooden plugs “guarantee” is “scraps” of colored pencils. Drill Read more…

HILLER-ARMREST

HILLER-PODRUCHNIKDo not consider it shameful to use a good development designers and lovers they share the magazine. But, armed with their interesting ideas and technical solutions, and the very creative approach. So for the treatment of potato between the rows was made cultivator-Hiller. He arranged for motorcycle scheme, when working on (cultivator or Hiller) is located between the two running “in the tracks” wheels: guide (“sulker” from children’s pedal cars) and leading (of the scooter Tulitsa).

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ALMOST NAKED GAULS

ALMOST NAKED GAULSFrance withdrew from the First world war among the winners, but the state of Affairs she was far from rosy. The country suffered huge human and material losses, the civilian economy was set back by several years ago. Did not add optimism and the Navy, the main disadvantage of which was its poor balance. Particularly depressing look of the cruiser: the most modern and the only combat-ready units were German trophies.

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STRUG

STRUGThe knives or Strug indispensable when machining curved surfaces. To make them simply — it will only have an old file with a length of about 200 mm. In the first file you need to termoobrabotki. Soshlifovat previously a small area, gradually heat the file evenly along its length until, while in ground place appears red-brown film of oxides, after which the file is cooled in water or air. This heat treatment will reduce the brittleness of steel, while maintaining the hardness necessary for cutting edge on plow.

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“BY! Got it! DROWNED”

“Battleship”… Who do not know this simple yet exciting game! Polished by many generations of pupils, it reached perfection and it has only one drawback — “shots” of the battle are easily detected in the classroom, as opponents and then whisper: “D4!” — “Choke!” “E5!” — “Hit!”… If the teacher hears the losers are both the enemy.

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