GAZ-69

GAZ-69The signing of the agreement between Ford Motor company and the government of the USSR on may 31, 1929, was the basis for the establishment at the time the giant automobile plant in Nizhny Novgorod, where shortly after the American licenses were issued trucks FORD-AA and cars FORD-A. In the late 30-ies of the GAS has mastered production of the SUV GAZ-61, and then, in 1941, the GAZ — 64 and, finally, in 1943, the famous jeep of the great Patriotic war, the GAZ-67B.

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THE CATAMARAN OUT OF FOAM…

CATAMARAN OUT OF FOAM...On the waters of the Urals in recent years began to appear a catamaran out of foam. They are unsinkable, easy to operate, durable and simple to manufacture. The figure shows the design of this catamaran. Dimensions: 3750×1600 mm, plate thickness from 40 to 150 mm, the height of the float 200 im and a width of 400 mm. Weight of 1 m3 of foam plastic is about 20 kg. Plates are cut on a special fixture with a nichrome wire heated to 200-250°, or on a special machine, the design of which is described in No. 9 of the journal “modelist-Konstruktor” for 1971.

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TO GIVE THE MODELER WINGS!

TO GIVE THE MODELER WINGS!The entrance to the house I saw a boy pet of the twelve who, standing in front of Mr. he, gave to someone signals. All his efforts, however, remained unanswered. To login for some reason he hesitated. And from the open window came the sound of muffled voices, in a brightly lit room, something made guys and were clearly visible, glittering with fresh paint model airplanes.

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MODEL-A COPY OF CHAMPION

MODEL-A COPY OF THE CHAMPION(The end. Start at # 5 and 11 ’02)

 

The carrier rocket “Soyuz-2” spacecraft “Soyuz TM-12”. The article “Soyuz” space survivor” (“modelist-Konstruktor” No. 5’02) it was told about creation and tests of the spacecraft and the carrier rocket, which became the prototype for a whole series of these ships and missiles. Their modifications were successfully used for manned flight programs of national long-term orbital stations “Salyut” and “Mir”, and now — to fly to the International space station (ISS). In the same issue of the journal was given detailed drawings of the carrier rocket “Soyuz-2”.

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THE MISSILE REPLACES THE TORPEDO

THE MISSILE REPLACES THE TORPEDOSix years of the Second world war has clearly shown how dangerous the enemy fleet became the aircraft. Even such innovations as radar control anti-aircraft fire and radar fuzes, are unable to fully protect allied ships from the Japanese kamikaze and the German glide bombs. Required tool, capable of hitting aerial target with the first volley at max range. Artillery to cope with this problem could not, therefore, immediately after the war, the U.S. Navy adopted the program of development of antiaircraft guided missiles. The work was carried out on a broad front. At the same time developed systems of three types: long (up to 120 km) steps — “Teylos”, medium (20— 35 km) — the “Terrier”, and is relatively small (approximately 17 km) — the “Tartar”.

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THE CLEANER THE LAUNDRESS

VACUUM-CLEANERSVacuum cleaner — large home hard worker: in addition to his primary duties, he can whitewash the ceilings, painting the car, spray the flowers. However, it is possible to “teach” to another profession, and fabricated a simple device by which you can “wash” of various carpets, placing them on the open plain.

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The WAVEMETER

WAVEMETERneeded for anyone who is keen on constructing of measuring equipment and equipment for radio control models. Simple circuit universal wavemeter, shown in figure, is a conventional crystal radio set, whose output is headphones included the arrow measuring device ИП1 with the DC amplifier transistor T1.

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UAZ-3160

UAZ-3160Ulyanovsk automobile plant, since 1954, specializiruetsya on the issue of AWD cars, buses and vans. In 1972, the plant mastered the production of all-terrain vehicle UAZ-469 (UAZ-3151) used in the army, and agriculture. New market requirements have prompted designers and manufacturers to create new, modern model of the SUV called the UAZ-3160. This car has received a more powerful engine, center differential, spring suspension of the front wheels and a metal body.

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MEET DISCS

MEET: DISCSIn the old days, when required to perform switching in the electric circuits when the voltage rises to a certain threshold, resorted to the use of polarized electromagnetic relay. However, the substantial size and weight, lack of reliability of the kinematics and contact pairs severely limited the use of these devices. Now in their place came a miniature non-contact thingies called discs. This four-layer semiconductor diodes whose structure is like a two transistor: p-n-p and n-p-n type, with the base of one is connected to the collector of the second, forming the internal positive feedback (Fig. 1).

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