UNDER THE MOTTO “SPEED”

UNDER THE MOTTO The emblem of the Leningrad order of Lenin shipbuilding Institute — sailboat on the open book — a notice to all shipbuilders. Bold design solutions, the movement of the search inherent to the graduates of the oldest institutions of higher education have resulted in many ships and vessels of the national fleet, from the familiar to every commuter boats to giant nuclear-powered submarines.

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THE BIKE CHANGES SHAPE

THE BIKE CHANGES SHAPEOver the two centuries since the invention of the bike any ideas arose equipping it with a variety of engines: internal combustion, electrical, flywheel, and even sails. However, the muscular drive of the vehicle remains the most acceptable, profitable, distinguishing it from other machines because the movement it promotes physical development of a person. The only question is how rational, depending on road conditions, rider to distribute his power.

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BUGGY TEENAGE

BUGGY — TEENOn the roads and cross roads of Latvia in recent time, new sporty micro cars — buggy, built at the Central station of young technicians of the Republic. One of them — school “Buggy-350” has been awarded to a screening at the NTTM-74. These nimble, agile machine with the same success moving on dirt roads, highway and rugged terrain. They are universal in their application: essential for competitions outside of tracks and highways may be used for training high school students to avtodelo.

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COMPETE TOYS

COMPETING TOYSIn the days of preparation to the XVII Congress of the Komsomol, the Central Council of VOIR, the Ministry of light industry and the Ministry of education of the USSR adopted a decision to hold from 25 April 1974 to 1 March 1975 the all-Union contest for the best sample of IG| tabs and items for children’s technical creativity. The main goal of the competition is to promote the further development of children’s technical creativity, expansion and strengthening of its material base, to find new means of propaganda of achievements of science and technology in the most accessible for children and adolescents form.

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TRUCK FOR THE FARM

TRUCK.It I designed for the needs of their country farms to remove construction debris from the site, and bring back to the ground. Therefore, the body — dump type with a hinged tailgate. The truck is small, because storage was provided along with the “Zhiguli” in the standard garage dimensions 6×3,2 m dimensions of the machine 2000x1100x1050 mm; track width — 920 mm, base — 1030 mm Wheel —motorized С3Д.

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ORBITA STUDENTS

The Moscow Lenin order aviation Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze at the faculty of aircraft engines has a student design Bureau (SKB-2), which is headed by candidate of technical Sciences, associate Professor V. V. Serdyukov. Great attention is paid to engines of small displacement, which are widely used in various types of modeling. SKB has considerable expertise in designing such engines. Many of them were exhibited at the exhibition of economic achievements and international exhibitions, and their authors are awarded with medals and diplomas. On NTTM-74 was shown a new “Orbit”.

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THE LIGHT IN THE WAGON BOX

LIGHT IN A CAR WINDOWMany models of passenger cars produced by well-known manufacturers, equipped with illumination. Usually installed inside a miniature incandescent bulbs or LEDs yellow glow. The energy they receive through a special flexible current collectors which are in contact with metal wheelsets, moving from isolated from each other the rails (about the same as on the models of locomotives).

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SOKOL

“Dear edition! I have been modeling, build kordovye-models, flight a big request To you — please let us know what new model airplane engines went on sale in 1973”. V. Vasiliev. Chita oblast.
 
“Tell us about a new modeling technique…” — write avtomodelisty from the city of Tyumen.
 
Such letters to the editor come very much. Given the requests of our readers in this issue we talk about new engines for modelers.

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