BUILDING A CAR

BUILDING A CARWhen vehicle type is defined: scheduled its approximate dimensions, weight, number of seats in the back, the engine, comes perhaps the most important stage of design development of the layout. Layout is the overall structure, and relative position of all parts of the structure. It would seem that a depot purely technical: linking dimensions, calculation of loads and so on. But no, it starts not with the mechanisms and numbers.

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RIVER BOAT

RIVER BOATThis model can successfully build students 4-5 classes. Best to start with the housings. It can be done chiselling from a block of wood or stacked. If the housing is stacked, panel it with plywood with a thickness of 1 mm or thick cardboard that cover nitrovarnish to not soaked in water. The body parts glue nitrocream.

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IN FLIGHT — “MAPLE-7”

IN — FLIGHT Simple radio-controlled model aircraft. Do note that this article is designed for those who prefer to build RC models are not alone, and together with two or three associates. For such a complex and expensive Hobbies well together and the work is fun and the purchase of remote control equipment and engine “rainbow 7” is significantly cheaper. By the way, for beginners you can recommend not too expensive equipment, FOCUS 4, FOCUS 6 Korean company Hitek — the first cost is about $185, the second $220.

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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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