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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 best F3A pilots of the … Read more
14. enero 2026 -
Wolfgang Kosche`s KOGI
Today, I would like to introduce you to the aerobatic model of the 1972 German F3A Aerobatic Champion Wolfgang Kosche. The model was called ‘KOGI’. … Read more
10. enero 2026 -
Nachruf F3A Pilot Sergio Perugini
Andrea Perugini, son of former Italian F3A pilot Sergiu Perugini, contacted me a few days ago and sadly informed me that his father had passed … Read more
30. diciembre 2025 -
Mephisto
Harald Neckar, multiple Bavarian and German champion in model aerobatics in the 1970s, qualified for the first time in 1973 to participate in the Model … Read more
29. diciembre 2025 -
Franz Mayr’ s Pico 5
Franz Mayr from Augsburg was a top German F3A pilot in the 1980s. He designed and built his own F3A aerobatic aircraft back in 1973. … Read more
10. diciembre 2025
Watch Videos – ABOUT THE FAMOUS AIRPLANES OF THAT TIME, WHICH WERE BUILT AND FLOWN A LOT, OR WICH HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY SUCCESSFUL.

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.
REVIEWS OF EARLIER PICTURES AND LOTS OF INFORMATION.
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Ed Kazmirski – the legendary pilot
Ein halbes Jahrhundert später sprechen Modellbauer überall auf der Welt noch immer vom Taurus und von Kazmirskis anderen Konstruktionen. Wenn Sie noch nie davon gehört … Read more
1. diciembre 2015 -
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 … Read more
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Phil Kraft`s Super Fli
When processing the photos of the T.O.C. 1976, Phil Kraft’s beautiful aerobatic model ‘Super Fli’ immediately caught my eye. Years ago I had already worked … Read more
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F3A 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 … Read more
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