In 1988, the F3A European Championship took place in Nörrköping, Sweden. Germany had 4 pilots at the start. This was due to the fact that […]
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Remix
Unser umbrischer modellfliegender Freund Mario Cinti hat zugeschlagen. Er hat sich den Remix von Mauro Di Biaggio vorgenommen. Schaut was dabei rausgekommen ist:
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Our dentist`s Dirty Birdy
We have been friends with the Tehran dentist Eshan Mirshedi for a few years. And what does a dentist do? He repairs broken teeth, he […]
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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 […]
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Wolfgang Matt’s Joker
Wolfgang Matt, the ultimate model flying legend, brought a new aeroplane design to the 1984 European Championships in Belgium, the JOKER.
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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.
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Bauer-Chocal Leopard
Chocal-Bauer Modellbau launched a new aerobatics model at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in 1979.
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Wolfgang Matt flies our Arrow
Arrow, flown by Wolfgang Matt
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15. F3A WC 1987 France
The year is 1987 – what a luck. The Australian participant, Chris White, and the Finn Ahti Yliriesto provided us with great photos. Ahti also […]
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2. F3A Hohenzollerncup 1984 in Hechingen
On 26-27 May 1984, 23 pilots from six nations met at the MFC Hechingen for the second international Hohenzollern Cup. The new F3A manoeuvre program […]
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Stuyvesant Squadron story
In the early 80s, the synchronized flight squadron suddenly appeared. Sponsored by the tobacco company Reemtsma. The Stuyvesant squadron. It had never happened before: a […]
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T.O.C. 1978
1978, the next T.O.C. competition, sponsored by the Circis Circus Hotel in Las Vegas. The ‘Model Airplane News’ original report is available on the following […]
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FAI World Championships Reports
The World Aerobatic Championships have been held since 1960, organized by the FAI, Model Flying Section. Thanks to our consistent, year-long search for contemporary witnesses, […]
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14, F3A WC 1985 Netherland
Here is the report of the 14th F3A RC Aerobatic World Championship in Flevohof / Netherlands. Howard Crispin documented the report for the AMA magazine […]
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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.
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12, F3A WC 1981 Mexico
This report is about the F3A World Championship in Acapulco, Mexico. Thanks to Phil Stevens and Gerard Werion for the great photos. It’s photos like […]
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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 Werion for the unique photos.
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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 then the 10th F3A World […]
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Martin Schempp`s Admiral
Thursday, October 17, 2024, 3:00 p.m.: Call from Martin Schempp, hi Dieter, would you like to photograph my ‘new’ Admiral? I’ll be at the airfield, […]
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1st RC-1 Kurt Bauerheim memorial meeting 2024
The 1st RC-1 Kurt Bauerheim memorial meeting of the club MFV Böblingen is over. More than 20 aerobatic enthusiasts with 31 model airplanes came together […]
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A legend has passed away – Dieter Stukenbrock
A good friend is no longer with us! Yesterday I received the sad message from the board of the MFC Lemgo that my long-time friend […]
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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, […]
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Tobias Schulz`s Shamrock F3A pipe
Tobias Schulz developed his new F3A biplane Shamrock with his father Dr Eckhard Schulz for the 1989 F3A World Championship in Chesapeak, USA. He hoped […]
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T.O.C. 1977
Our long-time friend Günter Hoppe provided us with slides from the Circus Circus Tournament of Champions competition in Las Vegas. Thanks to the Model Airplane […]
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