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Transport, aviation and fighting vehicles by Andrew Pantele

21.07.2018

A steam locomotive by Brush Electrical Engineering Co from 1899

A steam locomotive by Brush Electrical Engineering Co from 1899 (№281). Falcon engine and Car works

Location: Reus

Transport, aviation and fighting vehicles by Andrew Pantele

21.07.2018

Legendary submarines of the world

People had already realized at the beginning of the 20th century that submarines were becoming the most dangerous weapon in the world. Marine technology has evolved and improved with each decade. It is terrible to imagine what modern submarines are capable of doing. This is what my post today is about.

Germany began to use this …

Transport, aviation and fighting vehicles by Andrew Pantele

20.07.2018

Su-100 (T-4). A Soviet strike-reconnaissance aircraft from 1972

Su-100 (T-4). A Soviet strike-reconnaissance aircraft from 1972. The aircraft with unique titanium and steel structure. The first aircraft in the world to fly quadruplex redundant 3-axe fly-by-wire system. Total 10 flights made. Flight range – 7500 km, max. speed 3200 km/h, ceiling – 24 km, crew -2. Engine: RD 36-41. Chief designer N. Chernykov

Transport, aviation and fighting vehicles by Andrew Pantele

20.07.2018

I-16 by Polikarpov. The diminutive fighter, nicknamed “Ishak” or “Ishachok”

I-16 by Polikarpov. The diminutive fighter, nicknamed “Ishak” or “Ishachok” (“Donkey” or “Burro”) by Soviet pilots, figured prominently in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Khalkhin Gol and the Spanish Civil War.

Transport, aviation and fighting vehicles by Andrew Pantele

20.07.2018

The Farman IV: trainer aircraft from 1909

World best cars by Jordi Vilaró

20.07.2018

Cars of the Third Reich: Hermann Göring’s Horch 853. Lomakov Museum of Oldtimer Cars and Motorcycles, Moscow

Cars of the Third Reich: Hermann Göring’s Horch 853. Engine Type T850, 4944 cc., straight-8

The only Horch in the garages of the Reich Chancellery. The car of the year at the prestigious Paris Motor Show in 1935 (the Grand Prix among 600 participants). After – the car belonged to the Soviet Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky.

Lomakov Museum of …

Natural science in Madriu-Perafita-Claror by Susanna Simon

19.07.2018

Summer activities 2018 in Madriu-Perafita-Claror: come and discover the valley from another point of view

Susanna Simon, Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley, management department’s director:

Summer activities 2018 in Madriu-Perafita-Claror

As every year, we have organised several summer activities for everybody to come and discover the valley, whatever your age or interests. At the same time, and throughout the summer, at the Portal de la Vall there will be a small exhibition of utensils and photographs …