A CAR WITHOUT A STEERING WHEEL

A CAR WITHOUT A STEERING WHEELSomehow caught us a description of the six-wheeled Rover “Giger”. The main nodes it was very simple. Absent transmission, driveshaft, rear axle — these, in General, quite complex and heavy assemblies. Small engines — separately for the left and right sides through a V-belt CVT transmit torque with its series of wheels connected by a chain. The supports of the axes of pneumococcal rigidly attached to the body and turns was carried out by adding the engine speed on one side and reduce the speed of the other.

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CARS ALL SORTS OF NEEDS

CARS FOR ALL SORTS OF NEEDSThis car was designed (if one can call the process of thinking about design and estimates of size) and made for several hours after my brother and I received a message from his father from the village with a request to help him make his entrance to the house. It was clear that a stretcher we cannot do the work expected is significant, and any mechanized commercial vehicles was not expected.

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THE SEVEN-SEATER “MOSQUITO”

SEVEN-SEATER SEVEN-SEATER The car, which will be discussed, began to make acquaintance of mine in the late 1980s, when the automotive abundance was not far off, but we did not yet know. However, as soon as he made the frame with pendants, the enthusiasm waned; I had to continue the construction of the car to me. Having estimated the possibilities, I decided to take this job, especially because experiences in such a case I had earlier today I have restored practically from scrap “Moskvich-401”.

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WICK-TIMER

WICK-TIMERTo limit flight free-flying models are often used machines with wicks. The thread connects the hooks of the fuselage and the stabilizer, locking them in the position required for the flight model. Wick, burning, burn through the thread and releases the stabilizer.

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TEN WINNING “CUBES”

TEN VICTORY Today we published drawings and a brief technical data model racing class 10 cm3, designed by master of sports Yuri Pankin — the numerous prize-winner of all-Union competition of avtomodelistov. Last year at the final competitions of the VI games of the peoples of the USSR, this desyatnikova has a top speed of 268 km/h.

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SWEPT-BACK “WINGS” OF THE ROTOR

SWEPT-BACK In our reports on competition rocketmodeler mentioned category of rotochutes — S9. It is this category of model rockets are distinguished by the abundance of new products and interesting technical developments. It has been said and swept the blades of the main element of rotachute — rotor. Today we introduce our readers with the model class S9B A. gryazeva from Chelyabinsk.

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