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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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 -
Nello Nero’s Suprastar
Our Swiss colleague Nello Nero is a passionate collector of beautiful F3A airplanes. Here is his ‘Suprastar’. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. … Read more
26. December 2023 -
Urs Leodolter`s Pelikan
Retroday 2025 – Urs Leodolter presents one of his exhibits: PELIKAN, a construction by Bruno and Emil Giezendanner from 1966, lovingly built for Urs Museum … Read more
26. July 2025 -
Dieter Schlueter`s Me 109
In 1965, Dieter Schlüter (yes, you read that right, the helicopter man Schlüter) designed a thoroughbred RC1 aerobatic model at the time. The Messerschmitt 109 … Read more
9. 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 -
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 -
Bo Bergstedt`s Bolly
Germany, Bremen-Lemwerder, FAI F3A World Championship. At the time, the Swede Bo Bergstedt was the reigning Nordic and Swedish champion and therefore took part in … Read more
23. May 2024 -
Pierre Marrot`s Styx
Here is the world championship model Styx by Pierre Marrot, multiple French aerobatics champion and RC equipment manufacturer at Radio Pilot. Patrick Coly kindly provided … Read more
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