In recent years, I have enjoyed the process of successfully converting several “old-school” designs into the 21st century. However, it was more or less by … Read more
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1st TOC, Tournament of Champions 1974
In 1974, Bill Bennett, president of the Circus Circus Group in Las Vegas, launched the very first competition between the best F3A pilots of the … Read more
14. January 2026 -
Obituary F3A pilot Sergio Perugini
Andrea Perugini, son of former Italian F3A pilot Sergiu Perugini contacted me a few days ago and sadly informed me that his father passed away … Read more
30. December 2025 -
Mephisto
Harald Neckar, multiple Bavarian and German champion in model aerobatics in the 1970s, qualified for the first time in 1973 to participate in the Model … Read more
29. December 2025 -
Franz Mayr’ s Pico 5
Franz Mayr from Augsburg was a top German F3A pilot in the 1980s. He designed and built his own F3A aerobatic aircraft back in 1973. … Read more
10. December 2025 -
One of the German legends, Karl Blauhorn
Here are photos from the early days of RC motorised flight – Munich legend Karl Blauhorn. In the early 1960s, the Munich model flying club … Read more
6. December 2025
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Aerobatic Planes
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Graupner`s Caravelle
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 … Read more
3. January 2021 -
Werner Schweiker`s CAP21
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 … Read more
16. June 2024 -
Wolfgang Matt`s Atlas
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 … Read more
24. June 2024 -
Phil Kraft`s Super Fli
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 … Read more
19. March 2024 -
Urs Leodolter`s ‘Scorpion 1’
Urs Leodolter, organiser of the annual Retroday in Pfäffikon, is a Giezendanner specialist. As a young boy, he learnt how to build and fly from … Read more
16. July 2025 -
Building report Kosmo 3, Toni Bäuerle has built it
Toni Bäuerle: Ciao Kosmo! Sometime in the summer, Maurizio and I had the idea of building the KOSMO 3 model by Benito Bertolani. Full content … Read more
26. February 2025 -
Wolfgang Matt`s Opal II
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 … Read more
31. December 2023 -
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 constructions. Among other things, he … Read more
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