RC-I aerobatic biplane “STAGGER” from Phil Kraft USA. This model aircraft, built according to the construction plan, is ideal as a new retro model aircraft. […]
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WIK Super Tiger
In this article we present Wilfried Klinger’s beautiful Super Tiger biplane construction, which he sold for decades through his company WIK Modellbau.
Continue readingEd Kazmirski`s Orion
Today I am showing replicas of the first world championship model in RC1 aerobatics history. Designed, built and flown by the US-American legend Ed Kazmirski. […]
Continue readingToni Bäuerle`s Robbe Mäxi
Today we received a message from our good hobby buddy Toni Bäuerle: He flew in his brand new seal Maexi today. Created from an original […]
Continue readingRC1 Aerobatic Plane Trouble
The Belgian Chris Teuwen about his ‘Trouble’, the R/C plane he used in the F3A World Cup in Sweden. With this aeroplane he flew to […]
Continue readingDieter Stukenbrock`s Spider
Dieter Stukenbrock, known as a top pilot from the early days of RC1X flying, was an F3A Bundesliga pilot in the seventies. He was a […]
Continue readingWolfgang Schwarze`s Falke
Wolfgang Schwarze was a former employee of the Graupner company. He worked in the development department. In his spare time he flew in RC1 competitions, […]
Continue readingValentino Fry`s Fledermaeuse
Valentino Fry’s bats. The ‘Fledermaus’ is one of Valentino’s own designs. He built this model airplane in 1974 as a 1st year apprentice. This airplane […]
Continue readingWolfgang Matt`s Opal II
Here is Wolfgang Matt’s A model aeroplane ‘Opal 2’ used at the 1995 World Championships in Osaka / Japan. Built by the Japanese model aeroplane […]
Continue readingNello Nero`s Suprastar
Our Swiss colleague Nello Nero is a passionate collector of beautiful F3A aeroplanes. Here is his ‘Suprastar’.
Continue readingTore Paulsen’s Spitfire
In 1975 and 1977, the Norwegian RC1 aerobatic pilot represented his country Norway at the Model Aerobatic World Championships in Bern / Switzerland (1975) and […]
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 readingManitu, the Classicpattern aircraft from the 70s
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 readingBruno Giezendanner`s Salamandre
Practice day is always the time to study the contestants’ flying form and to seek out model design innovations, and there were quite a few […]
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
It was 1985. It was the time when RC-1 stood for the crowning glory of model flying skills and the only source of information […]
Continue readingMarabu
Here is the Giezendanner construction Marabu. The Marabu was used for the first time during the RC1 World Championship in Corsica in 1967. At that […]
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 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 readingMephisto
The multiple former Bavarian and German R/C aerobatic champion of 70`s Harald Neckar competed for the first time at the 1973 Aerobatic World championships in […]
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