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WIK Super Tiger

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10. February 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

In this article we present Wilfried Klinger’s beautiful Super Tiger biplane construction, which he sold for decades through his company WIK Modellbau.

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Various F3A model aircraft from 1960

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31. January 202415. June 2024 Editor No comments

Here is our new section, we have a lot of model aircraft photos where only a few pictures exist. Here we go:

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Ed Kazmirski`s Orion

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31. January 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

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. […]

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Toni Bäuerle`s Robbe Mäxi

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28. January 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

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 […]

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RC1 Aerobatic Plane Trouble

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19. January 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

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 […]

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Dieter Stukenbrock`s Spider

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15. January 202416. May 2024 Editor No comments

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 […]

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F3AX Neckartalcup 1982

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8. January 20248. January 2024 Editor No comments

42 years ago, I organized the 2nd F3AX Neckartalcap with my team at the time. Most of the well-known German pilots were there, either to […]

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Wolfgang Schwarze`s Falke

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4. January 202412. May 2024 Editor No comments

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, […]

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Valentino Fry`s Fledermaeuse

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2. January 202430. October 2025 Editor No comments

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 […]

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Wolfgang Matt`s Opal II

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31. December 202312. May 2024 Editor No comments

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 […]

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Nello Nero`s Suprastar

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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’.

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Tore Paulsen’s Spitfire

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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 […]

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Classicpattern Merchandise

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28. November 202323. December 2023 Editor No comments

Classicpattern Merchande. Coming Soon!     Classicpattern Komet T-Shirt WM Acapulco 1979 http://classicpattern.teampromotion.de  

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T.O.C. 1982

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25. November 202328. December 2024 Editor No comments

Las Vegas NV, 4-7 November 1982 Review. 1982 was the year of the Laser model aircraft. 9 of the 20 invited pilots from the USA […]

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ARF Banshee

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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 […]

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Manitu, the Classicpattern aircraft from the 70s

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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 […]

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Our good friend passed away! Jörg Tetzlaff

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27. September 202224. October 2022 Editor No comments

Today I received the sad news, one of my best long-time friends, -Jörg Tetzlaff-, passed away after a short, serious illness at the age of […]

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Bruno Giezendanner`s Salamandre

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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 […]

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Webra – the story

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7. August 202224. October 2022 Editor No comments

  WEBRA – an epoch in model engine construction! Review of a historical development of WEBRA model engines in Germany and Austria. We thank Mr. […]

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F3AX Kleeberg Throphy 1981

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27. July 20229. September 2025 Editor No comments

As in the previous year 1980, the MFC Lemgo again organized an aerobatic competition for large-scale model aircraft. The competition took place on the club’s […]

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F3A Aerobatic plane Papillion

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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 […]

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MK Aurora, owned by Bruno Schiffler

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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 […]

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Our daily Instagram photos

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6. February 202227. July 2022 Editor No comments

F3a World Championship Pensacola 1983 in USA. Canadian competitor Ivan Kristensen with his two competition ‘Citation’ aircraft. It was a design by former world champion […]

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Marabu

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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 […]

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