A French autogyro: Prototype RM 2 by Roger Marquion from 2004
An autogyro, also known as a gyroplane or gyrocopter, is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift.
Max. speed: 170 km/h
Min speed: 45 km/h
Power: 65 HP
MoreThe luxury ZIL-118 “Youth” minibus, the original design (until 1971). The vehicle was exhibited at the Soviet Intourist exhibition in 1967 during the International Bus Week in Nice, where it attracted mass attention and found a good export potential. The vehicle got 12 awards, and even Henry Ford II tried to buy a license for …
MoreChristmas transport: snow removal equipment by MERCEDES-BENZ Unimog 406
MoreThe Saab 37 Viggen is a retired Swedish single-seat, single-engine, short-medium range combat aircraft. Development work on the type was initiated at Saab in 1952 and, following the selection of a radical delta wing configuration, the resulting aircraft performed its first flight on 8 February 1967 and entered service in 21 June 1971. It was …
MoreThe Soviet YaZ KrAZ 214 truck. Power – 205 hp. Made in 1962. Moscow transport museum
MoreThe Matra R422 missile is a semi-active electromagnetically guided surface-to-air missile designed by Matra (France) in the 1950s.
The R422 was developed by Matra as part of the French army’s SA20 program for long-range surface-to-air (SALP). It was then in competition with DEFA PARCA and SNCASE SE.4400. It had to be able to intercept bombers flying …
MoreLiquid-propellant rocket engine RD-170. Designed by V. Glushko in 1976. RD-170 – the most powerful liquid-propellant engine. Its operating time – about two minutes. During this time it consumes 2393 kg of oxidizer and fuel per second: a 60-ton railway tanker passes through its turbopump in just 25 seconds.
MoreBlue Citroën C61 truck from 1930: Martell cognac delivery. Cognac city model
MoreEPOS. A Soviet analogue of experimental piloted orbit aircraft from 1976 (product 105-11) by Mikoyan DB. Chief designer – G. Lozino-Lozinsky.
Was tested to exercise approach system, access stability and control capability of the aircraft – dropped from the altitude of 5500 m from the carrier Tu-95. Crew -1, take-off weight – 4400 kg, length …
MoreArtillery of the Russian Empire: 122 mm field howitzer. Developed in 1910. The shooting range is 8940 m. The weight of the projectile is 21.7 kg. A crew – 8 persons. Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow
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