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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 […]
10. March 2026 -
Munich F3A stories
From the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, the IFM Munich model flying club had some very active young members. In […]
8. March 2026 -
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 […]
3. March 2026 -
2nd TOC, Tournament of Champions 1975
Here is the report from the 2nd TOC (Tournament of Champions), which took place in Las Vegas (USA) in 1975. […]
1. February 2026 -
Mephisto
Harald Neckar, multiple Bavarian and German champion in model aerobatics in the 1970s, qualified for the first time in 1973 […]
29. December 2025 -
Hanno Prettner`s Super Sicroly II
Austrian Gerald Zikulnig is an enthusiastic model builder and especially a convinced Hanno Prettner fan. He now owns several Prettner […]
28. October 2025
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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 […]
18. June 2020 -
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 […]
30. November 2024 -
11, 1979 F3A WC South Africa
Many thanks to the South African Len Salter for this terrific report, many thanks also to Phil Stevens and Gerard […]
7. November 2024 -
13, F3A WC 1983 USA
Hanno Prettner (Austria) won the 13th World Championships for Radio Control aerobatic model aircraft in Pensacola, FL an October 10-15. […]
10. November 2024 -
3, RC1 WC 1963 Belgium
Third World Radio Control Championships To Genk, Belgium, on August 21st, came thirty-nine competitors and a great many more “followers” […]
3. January 2020 -
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 […]
6. November 2024 -
15. F3A WC 1987 France
The year is 1987 – what a luck. The Australian participant, Chris White, and the Finn Ahti Yliriesto provided us […]
13. February 2025 -
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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