Watch Videos – ABOUT THE FAMOUS AIRPLANES OF THAT TIME, WHICH WERE BUILT AND FLOWN A LOT, OR WICH HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY SUCCESSFUL.
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Hugo Peyer flies Marvin
Classicpattern.com presents: Hugo Peyer flies his over 40-year-old competition aeroplane ‚Marvin‘ Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support […]
22. February 2025 -
Stefan Binder flies Astro Hog
14th Retroday in Pfäffikon / Switzerland. Stefan Binder demonstrates his Astro Hog. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. […]
22. February 2025 -
Martin Schempp flies Jonny
Martin Schempp made his ‘Wik Jonny’ airworthy especially for the Reutlingen Retromeeting. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. […]
22. February 2025 -
Manitu Springfield Edition flies
Jean-Claude Spillman flies Harald Neckar`s construction Manitu – Springfield Edition Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support Independent […]
22. February 2025 -
Urs Leodolter flies salamanders
Pfäffikon July 2023 The legend of the F3A airplane, unknown for years, flies today thanks to modern remote control technology. […]
22. February 2025
Classic Pattern – Latest Articles
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Review Kraft 61 R/C
KRAFT SYSTEMS Inc. of Vista, California, are widely known as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of model radio control […]
10. March 2026 -
Munich F3A stories
From the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, the IFM Munich model flying club had some very active young members. In […]
8. March 2026 -
First days of OPS engines
Here is a report on the beginnings of Italian engine manufacturing by Piero Muzio (OPS). Full content is available to […]
3. March 2026 -
2nd TOC, Tournament of Champions 1975
Here is the report from the 2nd TOC (Tournament of Champions), which took place in Las Vegas (USA) in 1975. […]
1. February 2026 -
Mephisto
Harald Neckar, multiple Bavarian and German champion in model aerobatics in the 1970s, qualified for the first time in 1973 […]
29. December 2025 -
Hanno Prettner`s Super Sicroly II
Austrian Gerald Zikulnig is an enthusiastic model builder and especially a convinced Hanno Prettner fan. He now owns several Prettner […]
28. October 2025
Infos about the famous airplanes of that time, which were built and flown a lot, or wich have been particularly successful. Reviews of earlier pictures and lots of information.
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Wolfgang Kosches Kogi
Today I present you the aerobatic model of the German F3A Aerobatic Champion 1972 Wolfgang Kosche. The model was called […]
10. January 2026 -
Mephisto
Harald Neckar, multiple Bavarian and German champion in model aerobatics in the 1970s, qualified for the first time in 1973 […]
29. December 2025 -
Pico 5 by Franz Mayr
Franz Mayr from Augsburg was a top German F3A pilot in the eighties. As early as 1973, he designed and […]
10. December 2025 -
Guenter Hoppe`s Sultan 5
Guenter Hoppe qualified for his second F3A World Championship in Springfield in 1977. To do so, he needed a new […]
3. December 2025 -
Benito Bertolani`s Settebello
Benito Bertolani took part in the Italian Aerobatic Championships for the first time in 1970 in Bologna with the ‘SETTEBELLO’, […]
29. November 2025
REVIEWS OF EARLIER PICTURES AND LOTS OF INFORMATION.
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18th F3A World Championship Austria 1993
In 1993 the F3A World Championship took place in Nötsch/Austria. Nötsch is located in the province of Carinthia. The Helicopter […]
15. February 2026 -
FAI World Championships Reports
The World Aerobatic Championships have been held since 1960, organized by the FAI, Model Flying Section. Thanks to our consistent, […]
4. February 2026 -
1st TOC, Tournament of Champions 1974
In 1974, Bill Bennett, president of the Circus Circus Group in Las Vegas, launched the very first competition between the […]
2. February 2026 -
2nd TOC, Tournament of Champions 1975
Here is the report from the 2nd TOC (Tournament of Champions), which took place in Las Vegas (USA) in 1975. […]
1. February 2026 -
3rd TOC, Tournament of Champions 1976
Now it’s finally ready! Thanks to the German aeromodelling legend Günter Hoppe and the editors of Model Airplane News, we […]
12. January 2026
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14th F3A World Championship 1985 Netherlands
Here is the report of the 14th F3A RC Aerobatic World Championship in Flevohof / Netherlands. Ernst Peter Kattelmann was […]
30. November 2024 -
18th F3A World Championship Austria 1993
In 1993 the F3A World Championship took place in Nötsch/Austria. Nötsch is located in the province of Carinthia. The Helicopter […]
15. February 2026 -
13, F3A WC 1983 USA
Hanno Prettner (Austria) won the 13th World Championships for Radio Control aerobatic model aircraft in Pensacola, FL an October 10-15. […]
10. November 2024 -
8, F3A WC 1973 Italia
We already published the report on this world championship some time ago. In the meantime, we have received many more […]
18. June 2020 -
5, RC1 WC 1967 Corsica
In our series of past RC1 (F3A) World Championships, our aim is to document as accurately as possible all the […]
5. January 2020 -
1st RC1 World Championship 1960 Switzerland
We have revised and updated the report on the first World Aerobatic Championships in 1960 / Dübendorf. Our photos have […]
1. January 2020 -
11, 1979 F3A WC South Africa
Many thanks to the South African Len Salter for this terrific report, many thanks also to Phil Stevens and Gerard […]
7. November 2024 -
10, F3A WC 1977 USA
1977 was the year of aerobatic competitions. First Bill Bennet invited us to the Circus Circus in Las Vegas, and […]
6. November 2024

























