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FAI World Championships Reports
The World Aerobatic Championships have been held since 1960, organized by the FAI, Model Flying Section. Thanks to our consistent, year-long search for contemporary witnesses, we now report...
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T.O.C. 1978
1978, the next T.O.C. competition, sponsored by the Circis Circus Hotel in Las Vegas. The ‘Model Airplane News’ original report is available on the following page thanks to the kind permission of the...
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T.O.C. 1994
bb Peter Erang In german`s hotel room Deutsches Traingscenter in der Wüste Deutsches Traingscenter in der Wüste Das berühmte TOC Las Vegas Christen Eagle Kunstflugteam in Aktion! Peter Erang and...
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Stuyvesant Squadron story
In the early 80s, the synchronized flight squadron suddenly appeared. Sponsored by the tobacco company Reemtsma. The Stuyvesant squadron. It had never happened before: a model aircraft team as an...
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T.O.C. 1988
DATELINE, LAS VEGAS, Nevada, November 10-13, 1988: The ninth edition of the International Tournament of Champions took place under the benevolent aegis of Circus Circus Enterprises at RC Model Airfield...
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2. F3A Hohenzollerncup 1984 in Hechingen
On 26-27 May 1984, 23 pilots from six nations met at the MFC Hechingen for the second international Hohenzollern Cup. The new F3A manoeuvre programme was to be completed for the first time with...
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15, F3A WC 1987 France
Wir schreiben das Jahr 1987. Welch ein Glück. Der australische Teilnehmer, Chris White und der Finne Ahti Yliriesto stellten uns super Fotos zur Verfügung. Ahti filmte auch einige Flüge. Die Filme sind...
View ArticleJean-Claude Spillmann fly Curare
Pfaeffikon, July 2023, Retroday: At this event we met our Swiss collector colleague Nello Nero. He had brought a few of his collector’s items with him to Pfaeffikon, including a beautifully built...
View ArticleMartin Schempp fly his Admiral
Seen at the FMSC Reutlingen airfield: Martin Schempp flies his Admiral Martin Schempp flies his latest addition to his model aircraft collection: ‘Admiral’ from the seventies. Built by Wilfried Mayer....
View ArticleChristian Wolf flies ‚Pico 5‘
Boeblingen, 2024: 1st Kurt Bauerheim RC1 Vintage Meeting: Christian Wolf flies the original ‘Pico 5’ successfully flown by Bavarian competition pilot Franz Mayr during the 1983 F3A Aerobatic World...
View ArticleMartin Schempp flies Classicpattern Komet
Reutlingen, Oktober 2024, Martin Schempp fliegt unseren Bertolani Komet Construction from the 70s by the Italian living legend Benito Bertolani SHOWFLIGHT Pilot Martin Schempp Camera and production...
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Cristiano Pereira de Oliveira’s first flight with Marabu
Cristiano Pereira de Oliveira’s first flight with Marabu. Cristiano Pereira de Oliveira’s first RC flight in Germany. During his short trip to Munich, he made a detour to Böblingen for the Kurt...
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Austrian Gerald Zikulnig flies Citation
Classicpattern.com presents: Yoshioka’s Citation, flown by Austrian Gerald Zikulnik. Engine: OS MAX 61RF “Hanno Prettner Special”, OS MAX resonance tube, APC propeller 12 x 11″. 14th Retroday 13th July...
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Werner Schweiker`Ceres
1985 Ceres, the former WC model 1985 by Werner Schweiker Pfäffikon, July 2024, Retroday: The German collector and model aircraft pilot Thomas Ott flies the 1985 F3A World Championship model of the...
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Aerobatic World Championships Sweden 1965
A film of the 1965 R/C Aerobatic World Championship Sweden by UK team member Stu Forster. – Provided by UK Classic Aerobatic Asssociation. A piece of history – You find a comprehensive documentation of...
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Urs Leodolter flies Salamandre
Pfäffikon, July 2023: The F3A aircraft, whose legend was unknown for many years, is now able to fly thanks to modern remote control technology. 50 years later: Bruno Giezendanner’s 1973 design will fly...
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Manitu Springfield Edition flies
Jean-Claude Spillman flies Harald Neckar`s construction Manitu – Springfield Edition Vintage F3A aerobatic plane, Manitu during the test flight by Jeaan-Claude Spillmann. <
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Martin Schemp flies Jonny
Martin Schempp made his ‘Wik Jonny’ airworthy especially for the Reutlingen Retro Meeting. The airplane is over 40 years old. Here is its flight during the event.
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Stefan Binder flies Astro Hog
14th Retroday in Pfäffikon / Switzerland. Stefan Binder demonstrates his Astrohog. The model comes from a Sig kit and has a wingspan of 1.80 metres. Powered by an OS Max 15cc four-stroke engine.
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Hugo Peyer flies Marvin
Classicpattern.com presents: Hugo Peyer flies his over 40-year-old competition aeroplane ‚Marvin‘ from the 1983 F3A World Championship in Pensacola, USA during 14th Retroday in Pfäffikon /...
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