RECUMBENT MADI

RECUMBENT MADIInvented and built unusual to our eyes the car of the students of the Moscow automobile and road Institute N. Belov, N. Dubinin, Yu Medovikov, A. Ortega-Gil and O. Khokhlova, under the leadership of Professor A. Narbut. In may 1983 they moved their offspring to the street, right on Leningradsky Prospekt. Drove along the facade of the MADI. The reaction of passers-by was clear — a genuine interest.
Central television in the program “This you” gave the opportunity to millions of fans of technical creativity to see design students and get acquainted with its device. And for those who are interested in “MADI-BC1” more deeply, we offer the description and drawings, prepared by one of its founders, now a graduate student Yuri Medovikov.

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MOTOR FOR INFLATABLE BOAT

MOTOR TO AN INFLATABLE BOATThe basis of the motor taken screwdriver “Leader”. Seals (2 EA.) taken from AUDI: take a piece of tube that was part of it seals, removed the cartridge and turned the only piece of hardware under the internal size of the seals and fastening screw. Screw homemade 280х70 mm, bent in the vise and drilled more or less on the eye as a flange for one screw. When dressed flange with seals on the axle, wrapped with any fabric and impregnate any paint in several layers. Bushings on a “leg up” – saylenbloki with “Fields”, inner tube. At hand was only the welding, so everything is cooked. The second screw was made by gas welding from sheet metal s of 0.5 mm is bent on the pipe hub, and the blades are soldered bronze.

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SOLARIUM FOR CUCUMBERS

SOLARIUM FOR CUCUMBERSThe third year of the Soviet people are working on implementing the Food program of the USSR adopted the may (1982) CPSU Central Committee Plenum. And not only adults. A contribution to the national Treasury Affairs on improving the supply of population with food making pioneers.
They grow new high-yielding culture in the school experimental plots, to produce various agricultural tools, building motorized means of mechanization. And the city guys were not inferior to the rural areas. The circle members autocostruzione of the Palace of pioneers and pupils named after Krupskaya Bauman district of Moscow made, for example, a greenhouse that is simple and available for any repetition in the technical circle. On how to construct the greenhouse, we asked to speak to the head of the circle of autocostruzione Konstantin Ivanovich KRUGLIKOVA.

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IN BATTLE WINS DESIGNER…

IN BATTLE WINS... DESIGNERThe lightest balsa frame, powerful nitro engine made with your own skilled hands and is able to “pull” almost weightless Model in almost all its evolutions… Are models of air combat’s most experienced athletes. And the fights between them were so exciting a spectacle that everyone who saw one might wish to engage in this direction of modeling.

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ONE-WHEELED TRACTOR

ONE-WHEEL TRUCKCompactness, maneuverability and good traction — the undoubted advantages of the one-wheeled tractor created at the station of young technicians in the city of Novotroitsk. They managed to obtain, using the unusual tillers layout of the “wheel — motor”, which provides a minimum unit size, and ease of transmission.

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TIME HELICOPTER

TIME HELICOPTERAnd still they build these “crazy” dragonflies, looking unusual even against the background of experimental models of Buchvostau! Build them despite the fact that the class unmanageable rotorcraft problems and tasks much more than in any other. However, maybe this “incompleteness” are they attractive?

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DINGHY MATRYOSHKA

DINGHY MATRYOSHKAA sack and a canvas kitty (bag with a round bottom) size 550X1400X1450 and 250X1400 mm — that’s what turns the Dinghy, if it is dismantled and Packed for transportation. Compactness has been achieved by making the hull three-piece. Each section may be invested in one another as the well-known “dolls”. This feature fundamentally simplifies transportation of the vessel and allows city residents to keep it in the apartment or on the balcony, even repair right in the room. But overall body length is impressive, more than 4000 mm and width 1400 mm. On this Dinghy you can take hikes of the day off and indulge in tourist travel, to swim in shallow water, Wade in the reeds. And although the contours it is designed for light wind and sailing with a full load, capacity of the Dinghy (about 300 kg) allows to accommodate a crew of two to three people, it is well withstand a wave height of two feet and wind speed in the gusts of 4-5 points.

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MORE ABOUT THE MINI-FARM

MORE ABOUT MINI-FARM“In the journal “modelist-Konstruktor” No. 5 in 1983 we were interested rabbit mini farm inventor I. N. Mikhailov: immediately appreciated the amenities which are incorporated in this design. I would like to have more detailed drawings with explanations” (I. Rudenko, S. Chipenko Kokchetav region). “Seeing the description of the cell, realized that to work much better. I live in a small Fir on Sakhalin and want me to have a lot of rabbits: we turn them over to the state” (E. Hins, the pupil of 8-th class). “Bunk cage — the original and for the breeders lovers of our regional companies. It will attract new comers to participate personally in the fulfillment of Food program” (A. Pletnev, S. El’tsovka, the Altai territory).

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THE TIMER FOR THE ROCKET

THE TIMER FOR THE ROCKETEasy, reliable and accurate timer — “blue dream” any rakatomalala acting class S3. These models are run for a maximum duration of the flight. And sometimes, once in the upward air flow, fly away so far that the continued participation of the athlete in the competition is possible. Why you set on the time device to force their descent.

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