TWO IN ONE

TWO IN ONEThe idea is to make two-cylinder engine came to us with the son, that is, from want. In times of General scarcity in the economy was necessary for some vehicles to have the house and farmstead to provide those without something to exist person in the Russian hinterland is simply impossible. This is the wood, hay, building materials, which had to bring. Plowing and treatment of the infield in the required quantities without the technology, too, was unbearable.

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AND WE HAVE IN THE YARD…

AND WE HAVE IN THE YARD...They say, miracles do not happen. And yet… take a Look sometime in a spare moment in the yard of the house № 11 on the 2nd passage Schukinskaya in Moscow and you will see the real miracles! They appear in this courtyard, along with a surprisingly moving gray-haired man, surrounded by a motley bunch of kids. Opening a small neat shed near the athletic fields, the white-haired man pulls out a one after another some absolutely fantastic machines. One of them resembles a long bench, to which the front, back and sides with attached wheels from scooter; the other, also four, very similar to the old armored car; the third with a motorcycle wheel in front and a propeller at the rear — no matter what is not similar, because such machines do not exist.

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TRIUMPH DOLOMITE-8

TRIUMPH DOLOMITE-8English automobile firm Triumph, founded in 1901 in Coventry Austrian immigrant Siegfried Betmenom until 1923 was manufacturing motorcycles. The first car company became TRIUMPH 10/12НР with engine capacity of 1393 cm3, for the first time in England equipped with brakes with hydraulic operation In 1928 there was a slight SUPER SEVEN with engine capacity of 747 cm3, 1932 — SCORPION 12/16НР with a 6-cylinder engine working volume of 1203 cm –3.

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PWM — A NEW OPPORTUNITY

PWM — A NEW OPPORTUNITYFor the computer control various devices and objects I propose to use the method of pulse width modulation (PWM) is equally successful when working with different PCs: Intel-80286 to Pentium latest modifications. Perhaps, the only condition — the presence of a free com port. The relationship with him is up to 200 m can even be done through conventional telephone wires, no protection against the electromagnetic effects of the environment. In the transition to the more sophisticated, shielded lines of the “range” computer control with PWM increases.

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GAZ-3111 “VOLGA”

GAS-3111 The Gorky plant is always focused on cars of the middle class—is simple, durable, adapted to conditions of Russia. In this series are milestone cars like the GAZ-M1 (“Emka”), the GAZ-M20 “Pobeda” and a long string of cars under the name “Volga” — GAZ-21, GAZ-24, GAZ-З1029, GAZ-3110..

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MISSILE-ROUNDERS

MISSILE-ROUNDERSReleased by Argentine aircraft missile destroyer “Sheffield” notice when nothing could be done. After a few seconds the ship shook from a strong blow. Getting had to the area of the engine room, and although the missile “Exocet” exploded, from the working engine broke spilled from a broken pipeline fuel. The fire quickly spread to the adjacent premises; widely used in the construction of destroyer, the aluminum began to melt and burn. Five hours later the crew had to leave flame-wreathed ship. Rescue work continued for another five days, but due to the bad weather and heavy swells they were not successful. In the end, “Sheffield” sank. So on may 10, 1982, an account was opened losses Royal Navy during the Anglo-Argentine conflict over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

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THE SHIPS OF THE EAST “DRAGONS”

THE SHIPS OF THE EAST Early 80-ies of XX century coincided with major changes in the geopolitical situation in the world, especially in the far East. Such “invisible” in the past, countries like South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, experienced rapid economic growth, which in the West they were generally known as “young dragons”. That’s an affectionate nickname clearly testified that the traditional “dragon” region — Japan and China — there are worthy competitors.

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ILYUSHIN Il-2

ILYUSHIN Il-2In January 1938, the aircraft designer S. V. Ilyushin, who worked at that time chief of the experimental aircraft of the people’s Commissariat of defence, appealed to the government with a proposal to create a designed “flying tank” — double armored attack.

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“BIRDS” OF THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN FLEETS

The United States waited almost three years before entered the First world war. And during this time the leadership of the naval Ministry was attentively get accustomed to all the innovations in the navies of the warring countries. Naturally, the greatest interest was aroused by the shipbuilding “mistress of the seas”. United States delegate to the London group of admirals and naval analysts led by Admiral Simms — they had to carefully study the successes and failures of their colleagues from the British Admiralty.

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