1977, October – FM Back Issue

Description 22 The 10th F.A.I. World RC Aerobatic Championships – Don McGovern – Hanno Prettner and the U S team on top 27 A Douglas Skyraider – Dan Reiss – RC SOS for 60s with a rolled ply fuse 32 World Engines Mark II Expert RC system – Bob Aberle – FM Product Review: A 5-channel, well-proven radio 36 The Country Boy 650 – Jim Clem – A fine B or C contest Free Flighter 40 Rhinebeck Classics – Frank Tiano – A new period contest for aircraft between the wars 44 M.E.N.’s Buzzard Bombshell – Fred Koval – FM Product Review: A new kit of a classic Old Timer 48 With Model Builders – Ed Whalley – News and Views from all over RC Model Boating 57 Indy 1977 – Bob Finley – Unlimited racing at its best 59 Out-to-See – Reader photo section 61 Super 60 Crapshooter – Bob Finley – A Dry Dock Review. The updated version of a record breaker On the Cover: The new Radio Control Aerobatic Champion of the World! Hanno Prettner of Klagenfurt. Austria outscored them all at the 1977 Tenth World Championships at the Springfield Municipal Airport in Ohio. Hanno has won well over 100 contests, took 4th at the Doylestown WC meet in 1971 and a 3rd at Gorizia, Italy in 1973. A hard won victory Hanno, please add our congratulations. Kodachrome: transparency by Don McGovern.