In the history of American carrier-based aircraft has a prominent place scout bomber company Curtiss SBC HELLDIVER, which was the last carrier-based aircraft-a biplane at the naval aviation of the USA. United States Navy signed June 30, 1932, with the Curtiss firm a contract to develop a new two-seat carrier-based fighter-monoplane XF12C-1 with a two-engine R1510-92 625 power HP company Wright — all-metal, closed cockpit, retractable landing gear and high wing type “parasol”.
THE LAST BIPLANE OF THE CURTISS COMPANY
In 1950-e years the Navy has a new enemy — jet aircraft. High speed and powerful weapons of new generation aircraft need to increase the range of their interception. But the first attempt to implement destroyers anti-aircraft missile systems, medium range as we already know have failed (see “modelist-Konstruktor” No. 9 for 2002). A two-stage Terrier with difficulty placed on the rebuilt “Hayate”, demanded too much space. Of course, the Americans could abandon its use, focusing on lighter single-stage “Tartarus”, but the desire to cover their carriers are far anti-aircraft “umbrella” gave rise to another solution. Times little space, so it is necessary to build larger ships! So there is a new subclass of destroyers, received in the USA the designation “missile frigates”, or “missile, the leaders of the destroyers” (DLG — Destroyer Leader, Guided Missile).
About racing Deutsche Tourenwagen Veisterschaft in Russia only a few know. Maybe because they are the only three car brands: Opel, Audi and Mercedes-Benz. Interestingly, be admitted to the competition of the serial sports cars, which, however, can radically alter.
The oldest Italian aviation company Agusta (Gallart, Northern Italy) has been manufacturing helicopters in 1952. The first President and General Manager of the helicopter company was Dominic Augusta, his assistant Mario Agusta, chief instructor — Filippo Zappata. Initially, the company specialized in the licensed production of helicopters of Bell, then worked with the companies of Sikorsky and Boeing-Vertol. In addition, Agusta designs and produces small series helicopters of its own design.
Fluorescent lighting is much more economical and durable than conventional incandescent lamps. Especially when equipped with modern fluorescent lamps (LDS) with a cap, which fits easily into familiar to all electroputere, and a tubular helical radiator, not exceeding in size the usual tube stellabelle.
Classification of self-propelled artillery of the Wehrmacht were quite complex and confusing. There were several main classes of ACS: Sturmgeschütze — assault guns, Selbstfahrlafetten — self-propelled carriages, . und Jagdpanzer self — propelled anti-tank guns, anti-tank, Flakpanzer — anti-aircraft self-propelled guns. The confusion in classification is exacerbated by the fact that the machines belong to one type when upgrading actually acquired the characteristic features of the other. For example, the assault gun StuG III after the re-75-mm long-barreled gun turned into a classic tank destroyer — Jagdpanzer, and in this capacity was used, although up to the end of the war was still called an assault weapon.
Fans of tinkering a small chandelier for bedroom or small room. It is simple in design, and vultures even schoolchildren, who owns a jigsaw and a file. For its production you will need several sheets of plywood of appropriate size and thickness of 3-4 mm and one sheet of thin plastic or heavy paper for a light diffusing cylinder.
Model boats ROSTOK. There is a class of courts, representatives of which can be found in all sea countries, to see in any major seaport. This court, lifeguards, created to provide assistance at sea of vessels in distress and the ships, fighting fires, repairing hull damage, pumping water from flooded compartments, lifting off the rocks and towed into port. Such vessels vary with displacement, speed and technical capabilities. A significant group of such vessels constitute a fire and rescue boat. We are introducing our readers-modelers one of these boats, called ROSTOK — such vessels operate in the seaport of Rostock (Germany).
The history of FIAT, now numbering more than a hundred years goes back to minor at first glance, the events in 1898. It was then that the engineer Giovanni Battista Ceirano, who at that time produced bicycles with the support of the entrepreneurs and financiers of the city of Turin has launched the development of a new car with a view to its serial production at the newly created firm Ceirano. In March 1899 prototype of the new car WELLEYES designed by Aristide Faccioli, built. It was a crew with two-cylinder engine working volume of 663 cm3 and a two-speed transmission.