RUNNING ON WAVES

RUNNING ON WAVESCaravels, clippers and Brigs have long become history, but the sail disappeared with a blue ocean space. It appears not only in the Sunny tropical latitudes, but in the harsh Antarctic waters, and the Arctic circle. Mnogomachtovy training sailboat gigantic and small compared to them, sports yacht to this day ply the seas and oceans.

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NEW “THE ZHIGULI”?

In one of the rooms for 1968 we talked about the little micro-car, built by A. Krasnov from the Volga city of Togliatti. In the picture is a modernized variant, tentatively called them “the Zhiguli”. Changed body shape and improved utilization of internal useful space and aesthetic appearance; reinforced undercarriage; instead of the M-72 is Read more…

SNOWMOBILE: IDEAS AND DESIGNS

SNOWMOBILE: IDEAS AND DESIGNS(The end. Beginning at No. 2, 1975)

 

Teacher Stanislav I. Pozdnyakov from the city of Berezina in the Minsk region, has been building snowmobiles for almost 10 years. He set himself the seemingly narrow task: to make a winter car for use on snow-covered roads — roads and country. In the process, the designer has found some original solutions of individual units. And although the appearance of his car is not very attractive, it is comfortable enough and that the basic, reliable in operation (see photo).

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CABIN BOAT “RUSLAN”

CABIN BOAT — Look, look — the Martians! surprised and enthusiastically shouted we met the boys when Ruslan, bristling with television and radio antennas, approached the pier. We looked at each other and laughed: indeed, and our boat, and ourselves, dressed in black suits with bright yellow bands were like aliens.

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SKI FOR MOTORCYCLE…

No steep turns on groomed winter road or spring ice is not terrible motorcycle with the original device, made by G. Konyaev from the village of Il’insk Perm region. The hinge side of the rack with ski mi, “sprung” rubber shock absorbers, for a third winter reliable “insure” the rider on slippery snowy or icy Read more…

THE AUGER AGAINST THE SNOW

AUGER AGAINST THE SNOWThe inhabitants of the city of Valdai in the Novgorod region, V. Berezhnoy country the site is located near the city limits, on the Western shore of the lake Highly the bottom. From the house — half an hour walking speed. Therefore, Victor D. tries all year round spend free time on the site, clean air.

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