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A legend has passed away – Dieter Stukenbrock

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4. October 20244. October 2024 Editor No comments

A good friend is no longer with us! Yesterday I received the sad message from the board of the MFC Lemgo that my long-time friend […]

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Hanno Prettner`s Sensation

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3. October 20243. October 2024 Editor No comments

It’s finally finished, the Yoshioka ‘Sensation’ by Jens Machinek. He actually wanted to surprise us with this airplane at our RC1 meeting in Böblingen. However, […]

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Tobias Schulz`s Shamrock F3A pipe

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12. September 202412. September 2024 Editor No comments

Tobias Schulz developed his new F3A biplane Shamrock with his father Dr Eckhard Schulz for the 1989 F3A World Championship in Chesapeak, USA. He hoped […]

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T.O.C. 1977

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1. August 2024 Editor No comments

Our long-time friend Günter Hoppe provided us with slides from the Circus Circus Tournament of Champions competition in Las Vegas. Thanks to the Model Airplane […]

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Werner Schweiker`s Ceres

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16. July 202416. July 2024 Editor No comments

Thomas Ott flies Werner Schweiker’s ‘Ceres’. The aeroplane was used successfully at the 1983 F3A World Championship in Pensacola / USA. Werner flew his ‘Ceres’ […]

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Wolfgang Matt`s Atlas

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24. June 202424. June 2024 Editor No comments

BY WOLFGANG MATT; TEXT BY RON CHIDGEY . . . continuing M.A.N.’s long-established tradition of publishing the World Champion aircraft; herewith we present the 1975 […]

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Werner Schweiker`s CAP21

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16. June 202416. June 2024 Editor No comments

Tournament of Champions competition 1982 in Las Vegas, sponsored by the Circus Circus Hotel. The German competition pilot Werner Schweiker was invited for the first […]

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Rarities treasure trove!

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13. June 20241. July 2024 Editor No comments

new, from now on we will constantly offer new rarities on this page. Especially Kato and EZ kits, but also drives and old radio control […]

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Internationaler RC1 Igo Etrich Cup 1967

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7. June 2024 Editor No comments

Our cameraman was there. International RC1 Igo Etrich Cup in Kraiwiesen, near Salzburg, in Austria. We received some great photos from Günter, take a look […]

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Martin Schempp`s WiK Diabolo

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2. June 20242. June 2024 Editor No comments

My old flying club buddy Martin Schempp brought his wonderfully built WiK – Diabolo to the vintage meeting in Reutlingen last year. The airplane was […]

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Bo Bergstedt`s Bolly

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23. May 2024 Editor No comments

Germany, Bremen-Lemwerder, FAI F3A World Championship. At the time, the Swede Bo Bergstedt was the reigning Nordic and Swedish champion and therefore took part in […]

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Michael Gebauer`s Piranha

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15. May 202415. May 2024 Editor No comments

Here is the latest achievement from our Austrian friend Michael Gebauer. Piranha’. Created in the mid-seventies from a kit from the Italian company ‘MB Modelli […]

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Guenter Hoppe`s Cranfield

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2. May 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

T.O.C. 1978 in Las Vegas, Günter Hoppe presents his Cranfield A1 for the first time during the aerobatics competition and finishes in an excellent 6th […]

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A visit to Rossi

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26. April 202426. April 2024 Editor No comments

In 1982, our friend Erich Däubler visited the Rossi factory near Brescia in northern Italy. Here is his report with black and white photos. Erich […]

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T.O.C.1976 Las Vegas

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10. April 202427. December 2024 Editor No comments

Now it’s finally ready! Thanks to the German aeromodelling legend Günter Hoppe and the editors of Model Airplane News, we are able to present the […]

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Gunter Hoppe`s historic planes

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5. April 202422. April 2024 Editor No comments

Günter Hoppe, a former world-class pilot and multiple German champion, has designed and built quite a few things during his flying career. Now in his […]

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1.Kurt Bauerheim RC1 memorial meeting 2024

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5. April 20247. April 2024 Editor No comments

The first Böblingen “Kurt Bauerheim aerobatic RC1 memorial meeting” will take place on 21 September 2024 from 10 a.m. on our flying field. All RC1 […]

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Kurt Bauerheim – The German R/C aerobatics legend

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3. April 20247. April 2024 Editor No comments

Kurt Bauerheim, known worldwide in the R/C aerobatics scene for his third place at the FAI R/C Aerobatic World Championships in Corsica in 1967 and […]

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Ivan Kristensen`s Saturn

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25. March 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

Here is the competition model Saturn of the Canadian Ivan Kristensen from 1975 Saturn. Ivan also took part in the 1977 Tournament of Champions T.O.C. […]

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Phil Kraft`s Super Fli

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19. March 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

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 […]

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Astro-Hog

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7. March 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

The Astro-Hog was designed by Fred Dunn towards the end of the 1950s. Here is a beautiful example built by Günter Hoppe.

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Matthias Strieker`s Staccato

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20. February 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

Matthias Strieker was an F3A B squad pilot in Germany at the end of the eighties. Inspired by Wolfgang Matt’s Granat, he developed his own […]

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Marauder

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16. February 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

This is the Marauder from Bauer Modelle. The model dates back to 1977 and has recently been flown again. The aeroplane has been repainted. Powered […]

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Phil Kraft`s Stagger-Bi

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13. February 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

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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