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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.