Category: Retro Classics

Infos about the famous airplanes of that time, which were built and flown a lot, or wich have been particularly successful. Reviews of earlier pictures and lots of information. » read more

Manitu, the Classicpattern aircraft from the 70s

22. October 202224. October 2022 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 […]

Our good friend passed away! Jörg Tetzlaff

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 […]

F3A Aerobatic plane Papillion

Retro Classics

5. July 202227. July 2022 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 […]

MK Aurora, owned by Bruno Schiffler

10. June 20222. August 2022 Editor No comments

Damn close? It was 1985. It was the time when RC-1 stood for the crowning glory of model flying skills and the only source […]

Our daily Instagram photos

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 […]

Kurt Bauerheim – One of the best R/C aerobatic pilots of the sixties

Retro Classics

18. September 202127. July 2022 Editor No comments

Kurt Bauerheim, weltweit in der R/C Kunstflugszene durch seinen dritten Platz bei der FAI R/C Kunstflugweltmeisterschaft in Korsika 1967 und sein damaliges Wettbewerbsmodell Kompromiss:

RC1 Aerobatic Plane Trouble

19. January 202124. January 2021 Editor No comments

Chris Teuwen about his ‘Trouble’, the R/C plane he used in the F3A World Cup in Sweden. First a sleek hull was drawn, which offered little […]

Graupner`s Caravelle

3. January 202127. July 2022 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 […]

Seyer Brother`s Diabolo

21. November 202028. November 2020 Editor No comments

Review of Seyer brother`s Diabolo – In mid-70s, as a child, Thorsten Seyer learned under the guidance of his big brother Bernd how to control […]

10. Retroday in Pfäffikon/Schweiz

7. November 20207. November 2020 Editor No comments

Pfäffikon, 4,july 2020 Review: Despite Corona, the annual retro meeting of the Swiss model flying club Pfäffikon took place. Sun laughs, pure models. The model […]

Gustav Sämann `s Feuervogel

1. October 20202. January 2021 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 […]

Ivano Garzena Memorial 2020

25. September 202026. September 2020 Editor No comments

Review: The Italian retro meeting took place from 10-12 July 2020 in the Acquqrossa Park in Gualdo Cattaneo / Perugia. The date of the meeting was […]