50 years ago, on 14 September 1961, at the Belarusian automobile plant in the city of Zhodino, the first domestic car with hydropneumatic suspension was collected, the dump BelAZ-540. An advanced prototype of BelAZ-540 in the Illustration of the artist Alexander Zakharova for the historical series "From the collection" At the helm ", BelAZ-540, BelAZ-540A and BelAZ-548A" are specialized career cars of heavy duty, working in complex with excavators with a capacity of 4-6 cubic meters. m. Morning in the experimental shop. The prototype of BelAZ-540 brought together these dump trucks with a number of principal innovations, which were enshrined in several dozens of authors ' certificates. For the first time in domestic practice, a hydropneumatic suspension was installed on the car (a sample of Citroen DS with a suspension of this type passed through the NMI test). The suspension was completely unified-on the 40-ton BelAZ-548A installed six pneumatic-hydraulic cylinders, and on the BelAZ-54-4. The reference model prepared for sending to the fair in Leipzig, 1966, the appearance of the dummies was developed by the designer Valentin Kbylinsky, who had previously worked for NMI. This work on the law can be attributed to the world's achievements in the field of industrial aesthetics. This is how the contemporary of the Kobylinsky has been evaluated: " The element of asymmetry is introduced-the cab is shifted to one side and the passing bridge from the handrail to the other. This symmetrical element of asymmetry mitigates the mighty shape, and its plastic becomes richer and more expressive through the alternation of juicy shadows and light. " (YU) C. "Compositions in technique") Main constructor of Lvovich Sirotkin, under whose direction the samoswali was originally created, was not so bright as it showed on serial dummses of 1965. The serial production of BelAZ-540 began in September 1965. The vehicle was first equipped with an engine D12A-375B (V12, 38.8 litres, 375 litre). ), which was a "conversion" of the famous tank diesel B-2. The first batch of BelAZ-540A, equipped with more economical and serviceable diesel YAMZ-240 (V12, 22.3 l, 360 l. The Kobylin has been equipped with the development of glamour lamps placed in rectangular plafonas. In the process of preparing the production of technologists, as often happened, the form was simplified-and this is the rare case when the dump was only useful. The BelAZ540 (BelAZ-540) pipeline consisted of 17 assembly posts. The MAZ-525 dump was also collected on BelAZ, but this was a deskside conveyor without a forced rhythm-the way it was tested at the Oldsmobile factory in 1901 was designed by design considerations. The cab was located to the left of the powertrain. Due to the "dense" build, the dump was more than a metre shorter than the predecessor of MAZ-525, the radius of the turn decreased from 12 to 8.3 m. A postage stamp with an image of a car, 1971. Comparing two copies, it is also possible to estimate the level of Soviet printing, which allowed noticeable differences in saturation of the press in the circulation of state signs for each ton of carrying capacity, as reported by the correspondent of the journal "Science and Life", the main constructor of BelAZ plant in Lvovich Shirokkin, managed to save about 200 kg of own car weight. Front suspension of BelAZ-540, 540A and 548A. 1 = lower longitudinal pole; 2 = top longitudinal pole; 3-hydropneumatic cylinder suspension; 4-front axle. On the night of September 14, 1961 the machine was prepared as a notorious "gift to the congress". The 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Party was held in the nose. On April 9, 1962, the first sample of BelAZ-540 entered an experimental operation in the career of the Razdolsky Sulchemical Plant. Design artist B. C. The Kobylin (left) is discussing with engineers the appearance of BelAZ-540As water, the path to serial production has been delayed. During this time, the designers have expanded the BelAZ-540 family through a high-capacity auto train, a unique diesel trolley. A dump was also created with an elongated base of BelAZ-548A, comprising not 27 but 40 tons of cargo. No major construction has been done without the participation of BelAZ-540N of the plant has installed a unique conveyor belt for the assembly of traction trucks. Production of BelAZ-540 began in 1965. The North Korean "clone" of BelAZ-540 and 548A-Samosaval Sonri-Conor and Syne-Kymsunsang Samoans of the new family deservedly earned awards. In February 1965 BelAZ-540 was awarded the gold medal of the Leipzig Fair. In September 1966, BelAZ-540 received the gold of the Plovdiv Fair. Although we did not have a car dealership, other reasons were proud of the achievements of the domestic automotive industry. BelAZ-540 on the Moscow festival of motorists of 1966 by the decision of the State certification commission on 20 June 1967 BelAZ-540A was awarded the "Mark of quality". On 10 March 1967, the Leipzig Fair was awarded to BelAZ-548A. The development of BelAZ-7523, BelAZ-538A (BelAZ-7522 successor 540A), is 42 t-development. In 1985, the cars were improved and received a four-digit index according to the new GOSTOOA production volumes at Byelorussian automobile factory could be judged by indirect data (the statistics of truck production in the USSR was classified). On 17 December 1976, the plant was in the process of handing over 25 000 BelAZ-540A. There were no companies in the world making so many trucks. In 1989, the US Global Technology Group purchased 25 dump trucks of BelAZ-752