The MiG-3

MiG-3The fighter I-200 was developed from November 1939 under the leadership of H. H. Polikarpov, and then A. I. Mikoyan and M. I. Gurevich. The first flight took place on 5 April 1940 the Serial production of I-200 at the factory number 1 in Moscow started in June 1940 under the designation MiG-1. The MiG-3 differed from the MiG-1 with a modified wing, larger wheels and an increased fuel capacity with partial installation of the tanks. The majority of fighters were armed with one 12.7 mm and two 7.62 mm machine guns, from February 1941, some of them got two 12.7-mm machine gun. The plane could carry up to 220 kg bombs or six rockets.

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VICTORY – FOR DESIGNERS

VICTORY FOR CONSTRUCTORSIn the autumn of last year in Tashkent was held the second personal championship of the USSR on flying sport, which was attended by 53 athletes from almost all the Union republics of our country. According to the established tradition, the championship was played in three model grades — SE, S4D and Ѕ6А. The editorial Board appealed to the chief judge of competitions the master of sports V. S. ROZHKOV to comment on the results of the competition, to talk about the changes that are made to already existing design of rocket modeling championship winners — leading athletes of our country.

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“DREAM” – A CAR PRESCHOOLER

Dream… How can she be the child? I was 5 years old. Father Andrewski, the boy next door, buy somewhere a used pedal car (our industry at that time, in my opinion, were not allowed), repair it, and the envy of all the boys of our yard – Andrei proudly unrolls it. Now it is very difficult to convey in words gripped me then feeling. It wasn’t even jealousy, but something more, it was some solar Eclipse, this was the dream of my childhood.

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IN THE SAND WITH OIL

Usually in rural houses and garden plots economic tool stored in sheds or workshops outside of the house. Such areas are characterized by high humidity, corrosion of metal parts. To avoid this unpleasant phenomenon, offering to store the tool in a box of sand, soaked with machine oil.   A. CARPENTER, S. Stepanovka, Zaporizka obl.

WAVING THE STEERING WHEEL

BEATING THE WHEELThe first test of this bike took place at night. And the winter. And if the first can be explained by the unusual design, then the second — just looking forward to the author’s development: why wait for spring when the snow tract is not worse than asphalt, and test the idea and want their case immediately. Therefore, hardly any of the villagers Dyakonov, in the Tula region, saw the frosty January night their countrymen Ivan Zabashta rolled out and “straddle” the bike. Yes, if I saw anything unusual I would not have noticed. Except for one strange behavior of the cyclist. And indeed, as if testing or demonstrating remarkable strength, he “bent” the wheel down, then unbent his horns, lifting them up. However, not tested the power, and the new manual transmission of the original design, in which I. A. Zabashta tried to avoid many of the shortcomings of other well-known schemes for the transmission on a front wheel. How managed it, tell the author.

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AQUARIUM-PAINTING

AQUARIUM PICTUREDecorates the interior of any room wall aquarium, made in the form of pictures. In structure it resembles an aquarium-screen, but with a sloping front wall. Due to this, if the suspension on the wall and the corresponding registration is obtained “live” carotene. Another advantage: no need any stand, table or Cabinet, not zagromozhdaet the window sill. The it and fishes it is no secret that “screens” the water is poorly oxygenated, and in the film bordering the air the surface will be the same amount twice.

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COMPETE ELECTROMODEL

COMPETE ELECTROMODULELast summer I happened to be in one of the suburban pioneer camps. Freshly painted hull, the green of the grass and… a person! A bewildered look around. From somewhere far away I heard gambling and shouts, noise. The camp Olympics? Moving in that direction, I soon came to the paved area where usually held solemn ceremonies.

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