CATAPULT ON THE TABLE

CATAPULT ON THE TABLEWhen there are no guns, no shotguns, no revolvers. People fought with spears, swords, and just rocks. In ancient times during the siege of fortresses used a special weapon for throwing large stones, catapult. In these simple military machines were used “energy” twisted ropes made of sinews.

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PILOTAGE: MANEUVERABILITY PLUS STABILITY

PILOTAGE: MANEUVERABILITY PLUS STABILITYThe attention of many modelers are attracted to the photos (“M-K”, No. 10, 1979) on the international competition teams of the socialist countries on aviamodelling sports. The editors have received many letters with the request to give more details about the model of the winner of these competitions the master of sports of international class Anatoly Kolesnikov from Frunze. To fulfill these wishes. L. Kolesnikov talks about his Cordoba flight.

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PISTON — JET

PISTON JETEvery year fewer and fewer aircraft with piston engines. Lightweight, economical running on cheaper than gasoline, fuels, jet engines replacing piston even from agricultural aviation. But in any aeromodelling competition still reigns “piston era”. On kartodromo you will see the masterfully made copies of “Ilya Muromets”, “Nieuport”, I-15, Yak-3… do Not attempt to only search for a model jet aircraft — the era of rapid modern machines in modeling has not yet arrived. The reason is the lack of jet motors or at least their imitators: piston motors with impellers. Unfortunately, numerous attempts by modelers to create quasirational the engine was not successful — usually these devices have extremely low efficiency and did not develop the thrust required for steady flight of the model.

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PNEUMOPERCUSSION

PNEUMOPERCUSSIONWith all its advantages of an inflatable boat of any design has the same General disadvantages: Shorty wislica, turtle speed and bad handling. From all of them at once we managed to get rid of, adapting your boat “Dive-4” under sail: with him she became and the faster and more manageable. And actually upgrading was quite simple and compact, that is blended with the amenities characteristic of inflatable boats.

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