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Manitu, the Classicpattern aircraft from the 70s

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22. October 202224. October 2022 Editor No comments

Manitu – Classicpattern Plane In the 1970s, the Bavarian model pilot Harald Neckar was Germany’s best aerobatic pilot. He won several German championships, and at […]

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Our good friend passed away! Jörg Tetzlaff

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27. September 202224. October 2022 Editor No comments

Today I received the sad news, one of my best long-time friends, -Jörg Tetzlaff-, passed away after a short, serious illness at the age of […]

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Webra – the story

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7. August 202224. October 2022 Editor No comments

  WEBRA – an epoch in model engine construction! Review of a historical development of WEBRA model engines in Germany and Austria. We thank Mr. […]

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Our daily Instagram photos

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6. February 202227. July 2022 Editor No comments

F3a World Championship Pensacola 1983 in USA. Canadian competitor Ivan Kristensen with his two competition ‘Citation’ aircraft. It was a design by former world champion […]

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ARF Banshee

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23. October 202224. October 2022 Editor No comments

Banshee WM73 Gorizia Edition – BANSHEE is a construction of the American top pilot Jim Martin. He took part in the 1973 World Model Aerobatics […]

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F3AX Kleeberg Throphy 1981

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27. July 20222. August 2022 Editor No comments

As in the previous year 1980, the MFC Lemgo again organized an aerobatic competition for large-scale model aircraft. The competition took place on the club’s […]

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F3A Aerobatic plane Papillion

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5. July 202227. July 2022 Editor 1 comment

This F3A model Papillon was developed in 1981 by the German F.Grützmacher and manufactured in small series. It could be operated with side exhaust engine […]

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MK Aurora, owned by Bruno Schiffler

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10. June 20222. August 2022 Editor No comments

  Damn close? It was 1985. It was the time when RC-1 stood for the crowning glory of model flying skills and the only source […]

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1979 FAI F3A Aerobatic World Championship

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30. May 20222. August 2022 Editor No comments

  Many thanks to the South African Len Salter for this terrific report, many thanks also to Phil Stevens and Gerard Werion for the unique […]

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Kurt Bauerheim – One of the best R/C aerobatic pilots of the sixties

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18. September 202127. July 2022 Editor No comments

Kurt Bauerheim, weltweit in der R/C Kunstflugszene durch seinen dritten Platz bei der FAI R/C Kunstflugweltmeisterschaft in Korsika 1967 und sein damaliges Wettbewerbsmodell Kompromiss:

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Bella Italia RAC 2018

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4. April 20215. April 2021 Editor No comments

Review 6.-8.July 2018, RAC Raduno Aeromodelli Classici 2018. At last, it’s starting again! After a two-year break and as requested by the Foligno historical organiser, […]

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RC1 Aerobatic Plane Trouble

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19. January 202124. January 2021 Editor No comments

Chris Teuwen about his ‘Trouble’, the R/C plane he used in the F3A World Cup in Sweden. First a sleek hull was drawn, which offered little […]

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Graupner`s Caravelle

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3. January 202127. July 2022 Editor No comments

Today, we present photos from the Graupner family archive for the very first time. We would like to thank the Graupner family for supporting us […]

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Benito Bertolani – A live for R/C flying

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12. December 20202. January 2021 Editor No comments

Benito Bertolani, born in Sorbano del Giudice (Lucca) on the 2nd July 1938. The premier veteran of Italian model flying.  At the tender age of […]

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TOC Cult Decals!

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11. December 202020. December 2020 Editor No comments

  Between 1974 and 2002 the legendary Tournament of Champions (TOC) in Las Vegas took place 18 times. The founder and sponsor of this famous […]

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Aerobatic world championship 1975 Bern / Suisse

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27. November 202012. December 2020 Editor No comments

Aerobatic R/C Airplane World Championships BERN, 8.-13.Sept. 1975 THE World Radio Control Championships for aerobatic model aircraft came home for the ninth successive competition for […]

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Seyer Brother`s Diabolo

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21. November 202028. November 2020 Editor No comments

Review of Seyer brother`s Diabolo – In mid-70s, as a child, Thorsten Seyer learned under the guidance of his big brother Bernd how to control […]

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F3AX Neckartalcup 1982

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15. November 202021. November 2020 Editor No comments

Review, Tübingen, 3th July, 982: The competition in Las Vegas has inspired the model pilots to a new class: For quite some time now, but […]

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10. Retroday in Pfäffikon/Schweiz

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7. November 20207. November 2020 Editor No comments

Pfäffikon, 4,july 2020 Review: Despite Corona, the annual retro meeting of the Swiss model flying club Pfäffikon took place. Sun laughs, pure models. The model […]

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Gustav Sämann `s Feuervogel

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1. October 20202. January 2021 Editor No comments

Gustav Saemann was a German model aircraft designer. As early as the 1950s, he designed various free flight models, the very first being his Taifun […]

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Ivano Garzena Memorial 2020

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25. September 202026. September 2020 Editor No comments

Review: The Italian retro meeting took place from 10-12 July 2020 in the Acquqrossa Park in Gualdo Cattaneo / Perugia. The date of the meeting was […]

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Aerobatic World Championships 1967 Corsica

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5. September 20202. August 2022 Editor No comments

THE 5th World R/C Championships was held 21st-25th June, at Ajaccio, Corsica, organized by the Federation Francaise d’Aero Modelism. Meeting point for competitors and official […]

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8. F3A Retroday in Pfaeffikon / Switzerland 6. July 2019

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24. August 20202. August 2022 Editor No comments

On Saturday July 6 we participate in the 8th edition of old aerobatic models from the period to 1980, This meeting is base of the […]

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F3A World Championships 1973 Gorizia / Italia

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18. June 202020. June 2020 Editor No comments

 F3A World Championships 1973 Gorizia / Italia, 15 new pictures! The 8th World Radio Control Championships for aero-batics (F.A.I. Class F3A) was a cliff-hanger to […]

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