THE MOST SUCCESSFUL NAVAL FIGHTER

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL NAVAL FIGHTERThe Grumman F6F HELLCAT. Analysis of the results of air combat in South-East Asia with the participation of the new Japanese high-speed fighters allowed American experts to draw a conclusion about necessity of creation in the US carrier-based fighters with higher performance. Orders to create prototypes were issued to multiple firms.

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THE HARDEST SURVIVOR

THE HEAVY.Strategic bomber b-52 STRATOFORTRESS. Contest project of a new reagent tion of the strategic bomber to replace the CONVAIR piston-IN-36 were announced, the U.S. air force in 1946. Despite the fact that some high-ranking air force officers did not believe in the possibility of the construction of a heavy jet with a range of over 13,000 km, company Boeing, Convair and Douglas enthusiastically set to work.

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DUESENBERG SJ

DUESENBERG SJWhen a brilliant businessman errett Cord Lobben included in the 20-ies of the last century in his financial Empire small firm Duesenberg Motors, he first instructed the members of our talented designers, engineers and businessmen, the brothers Friedrich and August Dusenberg, regardless of the cost, to create the best car in the world.

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Tu-22

Tu-22The Tu-22 was designed to replace the Tu-16. The design of the new aircraft under the symbol “105” was initiated in the Tupolev 15 August 1955 and August 1957 was completed construction of the prototype. 21 Jun 1958 “105” made its first flight. Since 1957, he designed an improved prototype, “105A”, which became the prototype of the Tu-22. The Tu-22 were built at the Kazan plant № 22 from the beginning of 1959 to December 1969. It was built 311 aircraft of this type (modification of the Tu-22 and Tu-22B, scout the Tu-22R, Tu-22K, jammer Tu-22P and training aircraft Tu-22U).

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KHARKIV MOTORCYCLES

KHARKIV MOTORCYCLESBy the early 1930s, one of the centers of the nascent Soviet motorcycle could be the city of Kharkov. Here in the capital of Soviet Ukraine, on the territory of the former sugar factory was organized car Assembly plant – HAZ, was introduced in the “Automotiveaddicts” Association “Ukrnet”.

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PRINTOUT “BOOK”

PRINTOUT Information stored in the computer, it is sometimes necessary to put on paper. The result typically looks like a stack of A4 sheets, stapled one side with a stapler. But easier would be to have a printout in the form of smaller format books, a small notebook of nested into each other bent sheets, or (if the pages of many) of several such notebooks, stitched together. How can that be?

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IGNITION WITHOUT PEREKREST

IGNITION WITHOUT PEREKRESTThe simultaneous launching of multiple model rocket engines presents a great challenge for modelers. Existing methods of ignition have several disadvantages; Perekrest does not allow you to launch multiple missiles for a short time (as the products of combustion clogging the tubes, burn the ends, etc.), as currently practiced method of ignition with the banks is a danger of explosion engines because of the filling of channel MRD pyrotechnic compositions.

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