CONVEYOR FRONT EDGE

THE CONVEYOR OF THE FRONT EDGECame to the end of the Second world war, however, to stop the developing course of the military “machine” was not easy. The fighting was over, however, the industry is yesterday’s allies continued to produce military equipment and to create new types of weapons. One of the reasons for this were civil and national-liberation war in East and South-East Asia, generously sponsored by on the one hand the United States of America, and on the other by the Soviet Union. While testing a testing ground for the warring parties supply of military equipment were Korea and Vietnam.

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DISGRACED LINER

DISGRACED LINERThe first post-war years were marked by the aircraft industry in the rapid development of jet technology. To increase the thrust of gas turbine engines, their efficiency and, most importantly, reliability has allowed us to start building the first jet Airliners. Their success, despite a number of mysterious, at first glance, the disaster was huge, and overcome the “sound barrier” military aircraft and even gave rise to the opinion that passenger planes may have to fly faster than sound. Of course, there be willing to create such a machine, and on paper they all turned out smoothly. It seemed sufficient to reduce the specific fuel consumption of the engine and increased to the necessary level of aerodynamic quality of the airframe, and aircraft, and competitive – ready. However, the reality was much more complicated.

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SIMULATED PANELING

SIMULATED SKINThe fabric covering of aircraft during the second world war, good to simulate on the models-copies in the following way. Not yet primed with white enamel model according to the drawing axis and spaced edges protruding rigid elements (ribs, stringers, edges, edge of junction of the hard covering with canvas, etc.). Then on the markup pasted edges of the copper wire Ø 0,15—0,25 mm.

“UMBRELLA”-GREENHOUSE

On the merits of a greenhouses can not speak: they become part of the Arsenal collective and individual farms. With the development of horticultural cooperatives such light-transparent structures appear frequently on the sites of 6-8 acres. In most is a homemade stationary design, made of scrap materials. Meet and commercially available cornersburg greenhouses, but to buy them difficult.

“ROTOR” WINNERS

Model rotocut. In the championship of Russia for sport flying the first prize winners in the class of models of steel rotochutes Larisa Ivanova and Alexey dirt. Today, our material about this sport “the shell”. The proposed design of rotachute class Ѕ9А – further development of the previously described model (see “M-K” № 10, 2010) it Should be noted that rotachute – favorite sports specialization Alexei Griazev.

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