FLOWER GARDEN – DESIGN

FLOWER - DESIGNNo matter how popular among fans of flower beds to plant flowers, but they typically differ little from garden beds. And this impression does not save the attempt to Refine them with different bordjurchikami of bricks, savorotocnami from random pipes or, even worse, the tires from automobile wheels. In addition, these beds permanent “residence”: they can not if necessary where-that to move without being destroyed.

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THE MAST ON THE ROOF

MAST ON THE ROOF

It is probably impossible to imagine a contemporary house without radio and television. But for good reception of distant stations, TV channels (as well as for individual communication on approved frequencies) need a good, raised high above the ground antenna. So, not to do good without masts. Only here where to put them and how to fix?

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SPINNING WHEEL ORBITA

SPINNING WHEEL In the “Modeller-designer” No. 7, 1982, in the collection “Second youth spinning wheels” was told about the device for spinning the sewing machine. The novelty and simplicity of the design interested me and I did the same, only on the basis of the motor from the fan Orbita-3. Unfortunately, this spinning wheel I have never worked, although I reduced the weight of the bobbin to 18 g: when rotating, it not behind the stag, even after the motor shaft was mounted a flywheel. Then I decided to redo the design in their own way — the opposite is true; the rotation speed of the stag was smaller than the bobbin. Turned out, in my opinion, not bad: the device works reliably.

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“ALBATROSS” OF THE 1930S

The weakness of the Navy of the USSR in the prewar years, tried to compensate by creating flying cruisers – multi-engined and heavily armed seaplane, able to deal with both surface and underwater ships, ground targets, and engage in mine production. As a result, in July 1931, the air force issued TSAGI reference for the development of seaplane MK-1 (ANT-22) with a lifting capacity of six tons. The plane had to fly at a speed of 300 km/h and have a radius of 1000 km. the Defensive armament was raised from four to five machine guns and two or three guns.

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