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 […]
Continue readingOur good friend passed away! Jörg Tetzlaff
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 – 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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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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Classicpattern Merchande. Coming Soon! Classicpattern Komet T-Shirt WM Acapulco 1979 http://classicpattern.teampromotion.de
Continue readingARF Banshee
Banshee WM73 Gorizia Edition – BANSHEE is a construction of the American top pilot Jim Martin. He took part in the 1973 World Model Aerobatics […]
Continue readingF3AX Kleeberg Throphy 1981
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 […]
Continue readingF3A Aerobatic plane Papillion
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 […]
Continue readingMK Aurora, owned by Bruno Schiffler
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 […]
Continue reading1979 FAI F3A Aerobatic World Championship
Many thanks to the South African Len Salter for this terrific report, many thanks also to Phil Stevens and Gerard Werion for the unique […]
Continue readingKurt Bauerheim – One of the best R/C aerobatic pilots of the sixties
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:
Continue readingBella Italia RAC 2018
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, […]
Continue readingRC1 Aerobatic Plane Trouble
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 […]
Continue readingGraupner`s Caravelle
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 […]
Continue readingBenito Bertolani – A live for R/C flying
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 […]
Continue readingTOC Cult Decals!
Between 1974 and 2002 the legendary Tournament of Champions (TOC) in Las Vegas took place 18 times. The founder and sponsor of this famous […]
Continue readingAerobatic world championship 1975 Bern / Suisse
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 […]
Continue readingSeyer Brother`s Diabolo
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 […]
Continue readingF3AX Neckartalcup 1982
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 […]
Continue reading10. Retroday in Pfäffikon/Schweiz
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 […]
Continue readingGustav Sämann `s Feuervogel
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 […]
Continue readingIvano Garzena Memorial 2020
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 […]
Continue readingAerobatic World Championships 1967 Corsica
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 […]
Continue reading8. F3A Retroday in Pfaeffikon / Switzerland 6. July 2019
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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