THE LEGENDARY “VARYAG”

LEGENDARY LEGENDARY Exactly one hundred years ago the name of this ship became known around the world. On the morning of 9 February (January 27 old style), 1904 the cruiser “Varyag” was on the RAID of the Korean port of Chemulpo, when his commander—captain 1st rank V. F. Rudnev received the news of the outbreak of the war with Japan. By this time, the exit of the Bay blocked the enemy fleet and the Japanese offered the Russians to surrender. Despite the fact that the enemy was a clear superiority in forces, the Russian Navy rejected the offer and took the challenge coming to an unequal battle. At 11.20 both caught in a neutral port, the Russian ships— the cruiser “Varyag” and the gunboat “Korean” weighed anchor and headed to Sea. “We saluted those heroes who so proudly marching to certain death,” — so expressed his admiration for the witness of the battle, the commander of the French cruiser “Pascal” V. Sanes…

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GUIDED ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE “WASSERFALL”

MISSILE In the development of controlled anti-aircraft weapons of Germany during the Second world war, of course, surpassed all other countries. Work in this direction started there quite early and was based on a high level in the development of German science and technology. September 1, 1942, appeared the Memorandum of the inspector General, defenses of General von Axhelm, supported by Goering, who provided the following directions:

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RIDING FAN

This single machine with “air cushion” created in the engineering laboratory of the Leningrad Palace of pioneers named after A. A. Zhdanov. One engine from the motorcycle, rotate the fan creates the necessary pressure under the platform, the second, of bike air screw located behind the driver. The device weighs only 45 kg; the test Read more…

WITH MICRON — “YOU”

MICRON — In today’s production is no surprise micron precision. Moreover, in the manufacture of many devices, mechanisms required to “catch” a few hundredths of a micron. That’s why in our days precision, or as it is called in the industry, precision manufacturing requires a skilled worker, so he could work on modern machines, able to produce products of the highest accuracy class.

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FLYING SCIMITAR

FLYING SCIMITARBomber Handley Page VICTOR. In January 1947 at a meeting Jen 163— secret of the governmental Committee the UK the decision was made to separate the development of the atomic bomb. It followed the refusal of the Americans to pass the English government materials in design and production of nuclear weapons. The plans of the Committee for the development of the first combat of the sample bomb was given five years, and by 1957 it was supposed to produce about 200 atomic bombs.

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LASER CUTTING OF METAL

LASER CUTTING METALCutting carbon – dioxide laser is the process by which materials are cut with focused, high-energy beam of light that is generated by a carbon dioxide laser. The laser beam is focused on a specific location of the material being cut and the heat generated forms a small, localized melting throughout the thickness of the material.

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HELICOPTER-MAGNITOLA?

HELICOPTER-MAGNITOLA?

If your left hand positioned so that magnetic lines of force were in hand, and four elongated fingers indicate the direction of current and the conductor,…
 
(Physics textbook)

 
Who did not have to memorize this simple rule from a school textbook! A lot of it sunk in memory because talked about tainstvennaya the process occurring in almost any electrical appliance — from a demonstration galvanometer to huge modern motor. The essence of these sacraments is something akin to the great law of Archimedes: on the conductor in a magnetic field and is immersed in the fluid body, the force of buoyancy acts vertically upwards.

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CAN CUT, GRIND AND CUT

CAN CUT, GRIND AND CUTSharp and correctly sharpened tool was always a sign of the professionalism of its owner. However, it is important skill to master to bring their production tools to a working state. But the quality of the sharpening tool is a simple touchstone or elektrotochilo is not only long but also difficult. They are replaced by more productive equipment and machines of industrial or self-production.

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