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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MIG-3: THE FLYING CIRCUIT

MIG-3: FLYING A LOOPKordovye contour-models have always been attracted to model airplanes. To create them, unlike the full copies, takes less time, and aircraft modeling experience needed for this not so great. As a prototype for contour models are most often fighters — these machines are spectacular in flight, they are easily recognized not only modelers, but also the audience. Moreover, in the air, the fuselage does not look flat.

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MODEL-THE WINNER

MODEL-WINNERThe constructor of this model class SA Maxim Shekhvatov, a schoolboy from the city of Elektrostal (the Moscow region) and the champion of Russia 2001 in two classes of sports rockets SA and S4A. His model made on the so-called paper technology. Fairing glue on the metal mandrel of the five paper petals. The mandrel before it is heated and smeared with mastic “Edelvays”. After cooling of the postmark on the mandrel is applied to the petals, smeared with white glue, and smooth to prevent wrinkles.

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TRACTOR-TERRAIN VEHICLE

TRACTOR-TERRAIN VEHICLEThis machine is created by a Hadith Shagalievich Shatalin sons from the village Sermenevo. Engine — diesel D-37 electrical equipment — from tractors T-40, axles with wheels from GAZ-66, from him and the frame, but it’s a bit narrowed and strengthened. Bridges shortened and fixed to the frame rigidly. Transmission: clutch basket, gear shift —from ZIL. Steering — the tractor “Belarus”, cabin — tractor T-4, fuel tank — from DT-75.

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HELLO, HYDROCUTTING!

HELLO, HYDROCUTTING!So we said in the editorial, having received an article by our correspondent from Donetsk and came almost simultaneously with the letter of the head of the shipbuilding laboratory of the Donetsk syut Valentine Boikova. Hello, hydrocutting! We were looking forward to reader responses on the first article about hydrocort, publication of which began in this magazine in 1969.

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