F3A World Championships 1973 Gorizia / Italia, 15 new pictures! The 8th World Radio Control Championships for aero-batics (F.A.I. Class F3A) was a cliff-hanger to […]
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Just weeks ago a friend of us visit Xoar factory in Henan. It`s very impressive, a very big hitech factory. Grupp-Modellbau / Germany is […]
Continue reading1. Aerobatic World Championships 1960 Switzerland
NEW Updated with full–color amazing images! We have revised and updated the review of the first aerobatic world championship of 1960 / Duebendorf Switzerland. Our photos […]
Continue reading1.CMAF Classic Aerobatic competition in Japan
From October 13 to 14, 2018, the 1st CMAF Classicpattern Aerobatic Competition took place in Ogaki-Shi, Gifu Prefecture (near the city of Nagoya). Organizer was […]
Continue reading8. F3A Retroday in Pfäffikon 7. Juli 2018
On Saturday July 7 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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This is also a Seyer Cap231, but with a fantasy painting scheme.
Continue readingThe Seyer CAP 231
In the mid-seventies, during his childhood days, Thorsten Seyer learned how to fly model aircraft under the guidance of his big brother Bernd. The desire […]
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The R/C Aerobatic WC 1979 und 1981winner plane Available as either glow powered or EP We are proud of the Arrow and offer to you […]
Continue readingF3AX Neckartalcup 1981
Review: On 4-5 July 1981, the first large-scale aerobatic competition of the new class F3A-X took place in Tübingen. Bernd Enenkl, president of the […]
Continue readingGerald`s Prettner Constructions
Gerald Zikulnig is the organizer of the Annual Classic Pattern competition hosted by the Austrian Jauntal Model Flying Club. This is held close to Hanno […]
Continue readingTournament of Champions 1994
The world best aerobatic pilots compete for the largest purse. THE CROWD stood motionless, eyes staring, Jaws dropped low In disbelief. The eerie silence […]
Continue readingFly Classic Pattern Planes on your desktop computer
Fly your own Kwik-Fli! This is the Graupner KWIK FLY MK3 in the REFLEX XTR² model flight simulator, flown at Hanno Prettner`s club airfield […]
Continue readingTournament of Champions 1988
DATELINE, LAS VEGAS, Nevada, November 10-13, 1988: The ninth edition of the International Tournament of Champions took place under the benevolent aegis of Circus Circus Enterprises […]
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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 […]
Continue readingPast Aerobatic Competitions
All about the pattern contests of yesteryear. By liaison with former protagonists, promoters, and various model aviation magazines, we cover the past world championships from […]
Continue reading7. F3A Retroday in Pfäffikon 8. Juli 2017
On Saturday July 8 we participate in the 7th edition of old aerobatic models from the period to 1980, This meeting is base of the […]
Continue readingR/C Aerobatic WC Sweden 1965
New Update: Original Video of the WC! A piece of history – a comprehensive documentation of the World Cup 1965 in Sweden with lots of […]
Continue readingA Legend is reborn
Dalotel DM-165 – built according to original documents of Hanno Prettner from the 80`s – Update Inspired of the building and flying of our Classicpattern […]
Continue reading2017 Retro Cup of the MFC Jauntal Austria
The 4th Retro Cup Flying Meet for retro pattern models was held on the flying field of the Model Flying Club Jauntal/St. Stefan in Austria.
Continue readingR/C Aerobatic World Championships 1983
HANNO PRETTNER (Austria) won the 13th World Championships for Radio Control aerobatic model aircraft in Pensacola, FL an October 10-15.
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The perfect engine stand for your model engine collection. You search a display solution for your engine collection?
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 […]
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Today we got a letter from Duane Wilson, SPA newsletter editor. He is very lucky to own one of our Marabus. I have never built or […]
Continue readingNew Aerobatic pattern plane free screensaver
We put many pictures of last 3 years Swiss Retro meeting together and offer this now as a screensaver for free download. It`s the perfect […]
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