Now it’s finally ready! Thanks to the German aeromodelling legend Günter Hoppe and the editors of Model Airplane News, we are able to present the […]
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Gunter Hoppe`s historic planes
Günter Hoppe, a former world-class pilot and multiple German champion, has designed and built quite a few things during his flying career. Now in his […]
Continue reading1.Kurt Bauerheim RC1 memorial meeting 2024
The first Böblingen “Kurt Bauerheim aerobatic RC1 memorial meeting” will take place on 21 September 2024 from 10 a.m. on our flying field. All RC1 […]
Continue readingKurt Bauerheim – The German R/C aerobatics legend
Kurt Bauerheim, known worldwide in the R/C aerobatics scene for his third place at the FAI R/C Aerobatic World Championships in Corsica in 1967 and […]
Continue readingIvan Kristensen`s Saturn
Here is the competition model Saturn of the Canadian Ivan Kristensen from 1975 Saturn. Ivan also took part in the 1977 Tournament of Champions T.O.C. […]
Continue readingPhil 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 […]
Continue readingAstro-Hog
The Astro-Hog was designed by Fred Dunn towards the end of the 1950s. Here is a beautiful example built by Günter Hoppe.
Continue readingMatthias Strieker`s Staccato
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 […]
Continue readingMarauder
This is the Marauder from Bauer Modelle. The model dates back to 1977 and has recently been flown again. The aeroplane has been repainted. Powered […]
Continue readingWIK Super Tiger
In this article we present Wilfried Klinger’s beautiful Super Tiger biplane construction, which he sold for decades through his company WIK Modellbau.
Continue readingEd Kazmirski`s Orion
Today I am showing replicas of the first world championship model in RC1 aerobatics history. Designed, built and flown by the US-American legend Ed Kazmirski. […]
Continue readingToni Bäuerle`s Robbe Mäxi
Today we received a message from our good hobby buddy Toni Bäuerle: He flew in his brand new seal Maexi today. Created from an original […]
Continue readingR/C Aerobatic WC 1969 Bremen-Lemwerder
F3A Aerobatic World Championship 1969, Lemwerder / Germany: We have revised the report and the photos. We have ‘spiced up’ the old photos with special […]
Continue readingRC1 Aerobatic Plane Trouble
The Belgian Chris Teuwen about his ‘Trouble’, the R/C plane he used in the F3A World Cup in Sweden. With this aeroplane he flew to […]
Continue readingDieter Stukenbrock`s Spider
Dieter Stukenbrock, known as a top pilot from the early days of RC1X flying, was an F3A Bundesliga pilot in the seventies. He was a […]
Continue readingF3AX Neckartalcup 1982
42 years ago, I organized the 2nd F3AX Neckartalcap with my team at the time. Most of the well-known German pilots were there, either to […]
Continue readingWolfgang Schwarze`s Falke
Wolfgang Schwarze was a former employee of the Graupner company. He worked in the development department. In his spare time he flew in RC1 competitions, […]
Continue readingValentino Fry`s Fledermaeuse
Valentino Fry’s bats. The ‘Fledermaus’ is one of Valentino’s own designs. He built this model airplane in 1974 as a 1st year apprentice. This airplane […]
Continue readingWolfgang 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 […]
Continue readingNello Nero`s Suprastar
Our Swiss colleague Nello Nero is a passionate collector of beautiful F3A aeroplanes. Here is his ‘Suprastar’.
Continue readingTore Paulsen’s Spitfire
In 1975 and 1977, the Norwegian RC1 aerobatic pilot represented his country Norway at the Model Aerobatic World Championships in Bern / Switzerland (1975) and […]
Continue reading2nd Aerobatic World Championship 1962 Kenley /U.K.
How does one begin to express the wonderful experience of the 1962 World Radio Control Championship, held at R.A.F. Kenley on August 17-19th which, […]
Continue readingClassicpattern Merchandise
Classicpattern Merchande. Coming Soon! Classicpattern Komet T-Shirt WM Acapulco 1979 http://classicpattern.teampromotion.de
Continue readingTOC 1982 Review
Las Vegas NV, 4-7 November 1982 Review. 1982 was the year of the Laser model aircraft. 9 of the 20 invited pilots from the USA […]
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