TRACTOR-GARDENER

TRACTOR-GARDENERThat’s already more than a dozen years G. Malakhov works as the chief mechanic tool shop of one of Moscow’s aircraft factories. But even more time (13 years) he is engaged in Amateur technical creativity, without which it is not at all his present and future. On account of his snowmobiles, motorcycles and other self-propelled equipment. Currently, life is made of Gennady Yurievich to move away from its “profile” — he made several high-precision woodworking machines for various purposes, set them next to the parental house in a village near Moscow and provides its villagers and residents of the nearby holiday village beautiful lumber that helps to survive him and his large family. But about the main thing he forgot — next year plans to collect long-planned amphibious with aerodiesel. Today we will focus on a small tractor, made by him mainly from the fact that was accumulated over many years in the garage.

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UNDER THE MOTTO “SPEED”

UNDER THE MOTTO The emblem of the Leningrad order of Lenin shipbuilding Institute — sailboat on the open book — a notice to all shipbuilders. Bold design solutions, the movement of the search inherent to the graduates of the oldest institutions of higher education have resulted in many ships and vessels of the national fleet, from the familiar to every commuter boats to giant nuclear-powered submarines.

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PETLYAKOV PE-2

PETLYAKOV PE-2Dive bomber PE-2 was developed in OKB V. M. Petlyakov on the basis of previously established experimental twin-engined high-altitude fighter VI-100. The first production PE-2 was released in 1940, and in the first half of 1941, the aviation regiments transferred 458 cars.

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FROM BIPLANE TO MONOPLANE

FROM BIPLANE TO MONOPLANECarrier-based scout CURTISS SB2C HELLDIVER. In early 1938, the Bureau of Aeronautics of the U.S. Navy has developed the conditions of tender for the construction of a new deck of ramedica-bomber engine Right XR-2600 Cyclone. The dimensions of this plane involved the simultaneous placement of two such devices on the platform size 14,6×12,2 m samoletostroenie carrier. This requirement was most difficult to meet. Binding was considered as mechanisms for folding wings on the deck and the landing gear in flight.

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A FRENCH PLANE FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB

A FRENCH PLANE FOR THE ATOMIC BOMBStrategic bomber Dassault MIRAGE IVA. To raise the country’s prestige after the defeat in Vietnam and the independence of the defense capability of the United States, France officially announced in 1954, about the beginning of the creation of nuclear weapons. Two years were spent on the development of relevant scientific and production infrastructure, and in April 1956 the Ministry of defence held a competition for the best project of the strategic bomber carrier of the future French atomic bomb. The military wanted to obtain a jet with a range of 2,000 km, supersonic speed and payload of 3,000 kg.

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THE BIKE CHANGES SHAPE

THE BIKE CHANGES SHAPEOver the two centuries since the invention of the bike any ideas arose equipping it with a variety of engines: internal combustion, electrical, flywheel, and even sails. However, the muscular drive of the vehicle remains the most acceptable, profitable, distinguishing it from other machines because the movement it promotes physical development of a person. The only question is how rational, depending on road conditions, rider to distribute his power.

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ILYUSHIN Il-28

ILYUSHIN Il-28The design of the OKB Ilyushin a new frontline jet bomber with a maximum speed of 900 km/h and flight range of 2,000 km was carried out in initiative order. The aircraft, designated Il-28, was supposed to equip the British Nene engines-1 or their domestic analogues RD-45. Normal bomb load of a new machine had to be 1000 kg, maximum — 3000 kg.

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“CRIME” CAMILLE PALITANA

At the beginning of our century among public and political figures in France only a few reactionary press were pursued with tenacity and anger, as Camille Palitana. Telling all sorts of stories about the untidiness of the Minister of the marine (this post Peleton held in the years 1902-1905), the Newspapers were silent, however, about the main thing. Supporter of the submarine fleet, Pelletan opposed the construction of dreadnoughts, and this threatened to cause enormous damage to the bigwigs of the French steel trust, eager to receive orders for linconnu armor.

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