ON “SEA SLED” ON THE LAKE

There is a perception that sailing is a lot of people with high incomes. Of course, in relation to racing dinghies and cruising yachts, this is largely true. However, from a small homemade ahtoska you can get no less pleasure than the solid cabin of a sailboat, the more it will cost you significantly less.

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SLALOM ON THE AIRBOAT

SLALOM ON THE AIRBOATRacing airboat engine “Raluka-7”. The journal “modelist-Konstruktor” has repeatedly told on the pages of the increasingly popular class of radio controlled racing boat with aerodiesel. Is there any need to remind them of the case differ from those created for similar models with the propeller, except that greater width, however, the design of the power unit with the propeller not in the example easier. So, for aerolister not required technologically sophisticated gear reducer, it does not need water-cooling system motor and transmission drive propeller. All this greatly facilitates the work over the model and, consequently, makes it available for production, even for novice athletes.

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UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE GRAIN

CONTROLLED — GRAINGuys living in rural areas, and many urban students know: before posting to the Elevator, harvested grain, until dried, stored at currents in piles. However, long contain so harvest is impossible: because of the increased humidity may increase the temperature inside the piles, and the grain will spoil. To avoid this, it is shoveled (inner and outer layers are reversed). And the time when the grain begins to overheat, determined by its temperature and humidity.

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GREEN “HAIR”

GREEN These guys have a lot in common. They all live in the Serpukhov district, their parents — farmers. But most importantly — they are all involved in the circle of technical creativity of the regional House of pioneers with the wonderful teacher Yevgeny Diligentia.

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BUILDING A CAR

BUILDING A CAR(Continued. Beginning at No. 10, 1975)
 
5. THE MOST CRITICAL NODES
 
Traffic safety and ease of control of desired self-made car, probably even more than serial. After all, “home” often run not too experienced drivers, and passengers do not have such protection, what is the serial car pressed steel body. So Amateur avtostroitel should pay particular attention to steering and brakes, and perfection of these mechanisms will have to achieve by simple means and without weighting of the car. The correct device of steering control and increase the vehicle stability, prevent excessive tire wear.

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ARGUING WITH THE WIND

ARGUING WITH THE WINDIf you want to argue with the wind, taste the romance of the sea, to learn to manage sails, get to work. We recommend you to modern RC model yachts. It is possible to participate in competitions of any rank. It was designed and built by the instructor of the Sukhumi marine club, master of sports of the USSR, repeated champion of the country Anatoly Deineko.

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THE TRACTOR BEHIND THE TRACTOR

The journal “modelist-Konstruktor” Simonov from the village of Saratov region. Podsosenki started reading twenty years ago. Holds a binder and writes it still. Loves to make homemade things to do with technology: collects tillers, tractors. These two tractors are the designs created in recent years. Both diesel. One (smaller) — with the engine from the Read more…

THE SLAD TO “TRAIN”

SLAD TO Racing airboat motor. In the journal “modelist-Konstruktor” is not just talked about RC racing boat with aerodiesel. In contrast to the models with the propeller for gliders with a propeller does not require complicated gear reducer and transmission: because the propeller is mounted directly on the motor shaft. And the engine for the model”train” to get much simpler: in any auto shop, you can buy a suitable 12-volt electric motor, for example, the one that rotates the windshield washer pump or used to Windows. It facilitates the work of the Modeler and allows without difficulty to produce an airboat even the novice athlete.

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