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The Power of Magnet Steering in Gliders
September 1967 American Modeler

September 1967 American Modeler

September 1967 American Modeler magazine cover Table of Contents

These pages from vintage modeling magazines like Flying Aces, Air Trails, American Modeler, American Aircraft Modeler, Young Men, Flying Models, Model Airplane News, R/C Modeler, captured the era. All copyrights acknowledged.

I'm not sure when the sport of flying free-flight gliders using magnetic steering took on the official classification of F1E, "Gliders with Automatic Steering," but this article from the September 1967  edition of American Modeler makes no mention of it. In FAI nomenclature, the "F" stands for "flying," the "1" stands for "free-flight," and the "E" is the specific class. Videos from the 2007 and 2009 world championships are included below. This is really a nice, pure form of model airplane flying. Here is the FAI regulation for all of the F1 category.

 

The Power of Magnet Steering in Gliders, September 1967 American Modeler - Airplanes and Rockets

Sport of Flying Magnet-Steered Gliders Gains Momentum in Europe

Model sailplanes fill the air and crowd the slopes of many sites in Europe as the sport of flying magnet-steered gliders gains momentum. Most activity at present is in Germany and Switzerland. Impetus was added last year when the FAI, world governing body for aviation, accepted magnet steering competition rules as official. The activity is rare in the U.S. but may get more popular with the official status and also due to an increasing scarcity of free flight flying sites.

 

2009 F1E World Championships in Serbia

 

 

2007 F1E World Championships in Romania

 

 

Posted March 23, 2013

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