In January 1969, the American magazine Model Airplane News (MAN) published Peter Chinn’s review of the new Austrian Hirtenberger HP […]
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In this section, you will find interesting and sometimes historical articles about model aircraft combustion engines. Tests, company profiles and more.
OPS Speed 60 1977
Over the past few years, the Italian OPS firm has enjoyed steadily increasing success in the .60 cu.in. speed engine […]
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Review Kraft 61 R/C
KRAFT SYSTEMS Inc. of Vista, California, are widely known as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of model radio control […]
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First days of OPS engines
Here is a report on the beginnings of Italian engine manufacturing by Piero Muzio (OPS). Full content is available to […]
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A visit to Rossi
In 1982, our friend Erich Däubler visited the Rossi factory near Brescia in northern Italy. Here is his report with […]
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Webra – the story
The engine manufacturer Webra was one of the largest engine manufacturers in model aircraft history. Due to the switch by […]
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OS Engines 10cc Timeline
For engine collectors, As a passionate collector we put the timeline of ever produced 10cc OS Max engines since 1963 […]
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Webra Speed 61R
In all, there are now six different Webra 61 R/C engines. Two of them, the Blackhead 61 and Blackhead 61 […]
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Super-Tigre ST 60
However, as is often the case with Super-Tigres, a number of design changes followed within a relatively short time and […]
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ROSSI 60
Test Rossi .60 First Impression of the new Rossi 60 10 c.c. speed unit is of a really powerful and […]
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10, F3A WC 1977 USA
1977 was the year of aerobatic competitions. First Bill Bennet invited us to the Circus Circus in Las Vegas, and […]
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2, RC1 WC 1962 United Kingdom
How does one begin to express the wonderful experience of the 1962 World Radio Control Championship, held at R.A.F. Kenley […]
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7, F3A WC 1971 USA
World Aerobatic Championships, USA 1971, a report by the well-known German RC author Erich Rabe at the time. I remember […]
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18th F3A World Championship Austria 1993
In 1993 the F3A World Championship took place in Nötsch/Austria. Nötsch is located in the province of Carinthia. The Helicopter […]
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FAI World Championships Reports
The World Aerobatic Championships have been held since 1960, organized by the FAI, Model Flying Section. Thanks to our consistent, […]
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14th F3A World Championship 1985 Netherlands
Here is the report of the 14th F3A RC Aerobatic World Championship in Flevohof / Netherlands. Ernst Peter Kattelmann was […]
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8, F3A WC 1973 Italia
We already published the report on this world championship some time ago. In the meantime, we have received many more […]
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12, F3A WC 1981 Mexico
This report is about the F3A World Championship in Acapulco, Mexico. Thanks to Phil Stevens and Gerard Werion for the […]