Trouble, the model of the Belgian Chris Teuwen, used at the 1965 F3A World Championships in Sweden. With this airplane he became the vice world … 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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Bauer model Leopard
Chocal-Bauer Modellbau launched a new aerobatic model at the 1979 toy fair. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism by subscribing … Read more
25. February 2025 -
RC1 model aircraft Trouble
Trouble, the model of the Belgian Chris Teuwen, used at the 1965 F3A World Championships in Sweden. With this airplane he became the vice world … Read more
19. January 2024 -
Edward Vandermeulen`s Super Star
Last week, our Belgian friend Edward Vandermeulen sent me photos of his latest creation, his Super Star. In 1971, Edward competed in the World Championships … Read more
26. May 2025 -
Werner Schweiker`s Ceres
Thomas Ott flies Werner Schweiker’s ‘Ceres’. The aeroplane was used successfully at the 1983 F3A World Championship in Pensacola / USA. Werner flew his ‘Ceres’ … Read more
16. July 2024 -
Retro Classics
Infos about the famous airplanes of that time, which were built and flown a lot, or which have been particularly successful. Reviews of earlier pictures … Read more
25. August 2015 -
Guenter Hoppe`s Cranfield
T.O.C. 1978 in Las Vegas, Günter Hoppe presents his Cranfield A1 for the first time during the aerobatics competition and finishes in an excellent 6th … Read more
2. May 2024 -
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 -
Kaos construction report
Years ago, our flying colleague Toni Bäuerle discovered the KAOS from the American Joe Bridi. No sooner said than done, it was easy to get … Read more
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