Category: F3A / RC1 Planes

Gustav Sämann `s Feuervogel

1. October 202016. May 2024 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 … Read more

Graupner`s Caravelle

3. January 202116. May 2024 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 … Read more

Marabu

25. August 202116. May 2024 Editor No comments

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 … Read more

MK Aurora, owned by Bruno Schiffler

10. June 202216. May 2024 Editor No comments

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 … Read more

F3A Aerobatic plane Papillion

5. July 202216. May 2024 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 … Read more

Bruno Giezendanner`s Salamandre

13. August 202216. May 2024 Editor 1 comment

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 … Read more

Manitu, the Classicpattern aircraft from the 70s

22. October 202216. May 2024 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 … Read more

ARF Banshee

23. October 202212. May 2024 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 … Read more

Tore Paulsen’s Spitfire

22. December 202312. May 2024 Editor No comments

In 1975 and 1977, the Norwegian RC1 aerobatic pilot represented his country Norway at the Model Aerobatic World Championships in Bern / Switzerland (1975) and … Read more

Nello Nero`s Suprastar

26. December 202312. May 2024 Editor No comments

Our Swiss colleague Nello Nero is a passionate collector of beautiful F3A aeroplanes. Here is his ‘Suprastar’. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. … Read more