HIDDEN SWITCH

HIDDEN SWITCHInstead of installing switches ship modelers often put on the deck bare conductors or put the bulky switches. Naturally, these alien items spoil the appearance of the model. At the station of young technicians of the city of Sochi for many years put on an improvised model of the microswitches (see figure), Tali. Then put the spring and install the bracket-holder. The deck clip is fastened with copper rivets. The switch is ready. Connecting the wires, you can test the reliability of his work.

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THE ROCKET PLANE “RADIO OPERATOR” FROM ENGLAND

ROCKET A large variety of schemes and designs of radio controlled raketoplana can be divided into three groups. The first is a classic, airborne with the Elevator control and ailerons. The second scheme, a “frame”. The third aircraft with a V-shaped stabilizer. Of the above schemes interesting is the design of the model rocket glider class Ѕ8Т/R Englishman Michael Francesa, made on a frame with an inverted V-shaped stabilizer, this is due to the lower engine. This design of the tail helps to protect it from fire plume when working MRD. Will tell about this rocket plane more.

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FLOATING LOUNGER

FLOATING CHAISEIt is hardly necessary to prove to anyone, what are the benefits to human health water swimming is much greater than even all the recognized Jogging. But while running, when you get tired, you can stop and rest. When swimming this can afford only the few who can lie on the water. But because most just don’t dare to swim far (which, in General, correctly). But the attachment to the Bank reduces the interest of such health event, to say the least — mind.

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ABOUT HOW MODEL AIRCRAFT DID

THAT, AS THE MODEL WAS THE PLANEAny machine is not born suddenly starts with something more simple. It happened with the plane-monoplane. Its forerunner was destined to become a flying model. Was 1887. Professor of physics and astronomy, scientific Secretary of the Smithsonian scientific Institute of Washington Samuel Pierpont Langley was seriously interested in issues of flying heavier than air. Having done a series of aerodynamic experiments to test model wings for vertical installation — “revolving machine” Langley was engaged in the construction of flying models. But first, he carefully studied everything that was already reached before him, in particular flying models are heavier than air, which were built in 70-ies in France. At that time the greatest success in model experiments reached the Frenchman Alphonse Peno, first to use rubber motor for rotating the propeller of a model aircraft, and Austrian Wilhelm Kress.

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FUEL — CO2

FUEL — CO2On 37-th Moscow city competition of young men in the micro models, held at the tennis court “Dynamo”, the attention of fans and athletes drew suddenly appeared in the air brightly colored model airplane. She almost silently circled the ceiling of the court, and after a minute or two gently landed. On refilling the tank and running the engine only took 30 seconds and was again in flight. This model installed on the original engine it says the author is the head of the aircraft modeling lab of the Moscow House of young technicians of a name of P. I. Baranov master of sports I. SHKALIKOV.

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“PROTEIN” IS A MODULAR MICRO — CAR, ONLY

How to be autoconstruction mug? What it should build cars? How to organize classes? These and many other questions were raised in the recent publications of M. Larkin, and L. I. F. Rychkova “Project — model — car” and “car Designer — car designer!” (“M-K” № 1, 1979). More of our readers interested in the technical side of things — the device is modular inputs to directly affect. Today we offer the latest development autoconstructor laboratory Cut of the Siberian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences — the micro-car, only “Protein”.

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“EAGLET” FOR AIR COMBAT

Easy to manufacture, high speed and high manoeuvrability are the main qualities of this model. It fully meets modern style of air combat. The Antonov an average skill can make it ten days. The greatest investment of time will require the fuselage. First saw mount made of plywood 10 mm thick, then cut in the end: glue the pine strips of appropriate length, cross-section 10X3 mm. In the rear edge of the wing and stabilizer put the glue on the fake insert. The interval from the motor to the first insertion complete the rigid foam and the tail boom braces reinforce the phony. Outside (to the side surfaces of the slats) glue fake veneer.

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