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
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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 -
Pico 5 by Franz Mayr
Franz Mayr from Augsburg was a top German F3A pilot in the eighties. As early as 1973, he designed and built his own F3A aerobatic … Read more
10. December 2025 -
Benito Bertolani`s Settebello
Benito Bertolani took part in the Italian Aerobatic Championships for the first time in 1970 in Bologna with the ‘SETTEBELLO’, which he designed and built … Read more
29. November 2025 -
Dick van Mourik’s enlarged Mäxi
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
16. November 2025 -
Marabu Trainer
Finally, I present the Giezendanners’ aerobatic trainer design. There are two aircrafts in this new replica series: one is flown by Urs Leodolter, and the … Read more
5. November 2025 -
Mustfire
Reutlingen, September 2025, Vintage Meeting at the FMSC Reutlingen airfield. As every year, the FMSC organises its vintage meeting. Many retro-interested model aircraft pilots, mainly … Read more
3. October 2025 -
Andreas Haessler`s Scalar
Vintagemeeting Reutlingen 2025, Andreas Hässler presents his latest achievement, a ‘Scalar’ to the public. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism … Read more
30. September 2025 -
We need your help: Identification ‘Extreme’
Our reader Philipp Stratemann has received an aeroplane from the eighties from his uncle. Apart from the fact that it is called “Extreme”, he has … Read more
16. September 2025
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Gustav Sämann`s Firebird
Gustav Sämann was a German model aircraft designer. As early as the 1950s, he designed various free-flight models, the very first being his Taifun (1951) … Read more
1. October 2020 -
Dalotel – A legend has been resurrected
Dalotel DM-165 according to original documents by Hanno Prettner from the 80s Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism by subscribing … Read more
2. October 2017 -
Günter Hoppe`s Astro-Hog
The Astro-Hog was designed by Fred Dunn towards the end of the 1950s. Here is a beautiful example built by Günter Hoppe. Full content is … Read more
7. March 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 -
Marauder
This is the Marauder from Bauer Modelle. The model dates back to 1977 and has recently been flown again. The plane has been repainted. Powered … Read more
16. February 2024 -
Staccato by Matthias Strieker
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 … Read more
20. February 2024 -
Wolfgang Matt`s Opal II
Here is Wolfgang Matt’s A-model ‘Opal 2’ used at the 1995 World Championships in Osaka / Japan. Built by the Japanese model airplane artist Nishioka. … Read more
31. December 2023 -
Hanno Prettner`s Sensation
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, … Read more
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