THE LEGENDARY THIRTY-FOUR

THE LEGENDARY THIRTYThe winter of 1940 was severe and snowy. So when in late February the first two experienced thirty went to the unprecedented thousands of kilometres of mileage on the route Kharkiv — Moscow, he became perhaps the most rigorous and impartial examiner and for new machines and their designers and producers. By the way, one of the tanks was himself Mikhail I. Koshkin, head of while the Department designed the T-34.

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THE MAGICAL EFFECT OF MIRRORS

THE MAGICAL EFFECT OF MIRRORSIf the size of the hall, kitchen or bedroom does not suit you, take the time to change the flat. Use our advice. They will help you to double and the area of any room. These methods have long been known, we only need to know how to use them wisely. You probably guessed that as a kind of a magic wand, he usually… a mirror. We are so used to the traditional it mind — contourennota frame or embedded in the Cabinet— which does not present him as a decorative element. And yet… that is the question. Look at our pictures. Even staring at the image of interior bathroom or hallway, you did not immediately understand where the actual space where the illusory mirror. Of course, to penetrate the latter, like the APIs of the famous tale by Lewis Carroll, it is impossible, but the sense of space is also important for us.

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VISIBLE INVISIBLE PLANE (LOCKHEED F-117A)

VISIBLE THE INVISIBLE PLANE (THE LOCKHEED F-117A)What only nicknames and designations were attributed to it (sometimes intentionally) that, until recently, a top-secret aircraft, “Lame Goblin”, “Ghost”, “Ghost”, “Rocket bat”, “Blue Mary”, “Nighthawk”, “Aurora”, CSIWRS, COSIRS, CSIRS, F-19, RF-19, A-19, AR-19, F-25. Now it is know as the F-117A “night hawk” (“Nighthawk”)… the History of the airplane has its roots in the beginning of 70-ies. Development of technological methods for creation of stealth aircraft / vehicles began in the United States, likely in the mid 60-ies. The next step in this direction was the attempt of building with application of the developed technology aircraft low level giveaways, i.e. demonstrators.

FENCE — PORCH

A kind of gate on the porch of the cottage block the entrance while the plot owners. And with their arrival it was as if she climbs the steps, becoming an ornamental fence and handrail at the same time. Such flexibility is achieved in that fence fixed on the horizontal bars swivel.

FLYING WING “JUNIOR”

FLYING WING

In our circle beginners-students who have gained initial skills training cord model engine MK-17, traditionally entrusted with the Assembly of models of air combat with the same engine. In this sports class is most often used layout type “flying wing”: lomikami wing and Elevator on the trailing edge of the wing. Spar-wall this model is made from spruce, pine, aspen or lime plate thickness of 2.5 mm, and the rear edge of the wing—rails section 12×3 mm. the Latter consists of centroplane and console parts. Joints edge definitely wrapped thread and impregnated with glue, or with rough landings inevitable failure. The wing tip is made of plywood or wood plates with a thickness of 2.5…3 mm is recommended to facilitate Their holes. If the rib is cut from plywood, the edges are not required.

IS-3: THE LAST BREAKTHROUGH TANK

IS-3: THE LAST BREAKTHROUGH TANKDrafting of a new heavy tank, much superior to commercially produced is-2 on armor protection began in accordance with the decree of GKO No. 5583 on 8 April 1944 and had its prehistory. A group of researchers of the Military Academy of mechanization and motorization in the name of Stalin, led by engineer-Colonel A. Zavialov studied in the field of tank battles the battle of Kursk, the nature of the damage caused by the shells hitting tanks. It turned out that not all parts of the tower and was amazed the same: more suffering frontal part, while the number of hits in the tower was the greatest. The result of these studies and was the project of a new tank.

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