Geschichte

1977 World Championships in RC Aerobatics (F3A) in Springfield, Ohio / USA

- Only three Europeans left in the top ten!
- At his fourth World Championship, Hanno Prettner finally wins the title.
- The U.S. team takes the gold medal in the team competition for the sixth time and is virtually unbeatable here as well—just as it is in RC gliding (F3B).
- The Swiss team, consisting of brothers Bruno and Emil Giezendanner and René Schumacher, finished in a solid 4th place
.- Once again, Bruno Giezendanner was the top Swiss finisher, placing 13th
.- Extreme heat and humidity proved to be the enemy of engines and certain RC systems.
- No frequency problems and no crashes.
- Exemplary radio monitoring, regardless of the brand of the RC systems.
- Noise measurements were conducted for the first time—but no penalties were imposed.
- Read the detailed special report in our next issue, No. 4/77!

1. Hanno Prettner	A	41,395
2. Dave Brown	USA	40,255
3. Wolfgang Matt	FL	40.195
4. Ivan Kristensen	C	38,990
5. Rhett Miller	USA	38,735
6. Mark Radcliff	USA	38,485
7. Tsugutaka Yoshioka	J	22,645
8. Tetsuji Okumura	J	22,460
9. Giichi Naruke	J	22,440
10. Günter Hoppe	BRD	22,265
11. Benny Kjellgren	S	21,930
12. Harald Neckar	BRD	21,505
13. Bruno Giezendanner	CH	21.115
14. Dieter Fritz	A	20.820
15. Benito Bertolani	I	20,635
16. Günter Metterhausen	BRD	20.360
17. David Hardacker	GB	20.205
18. Warren Hitchcox	C	20,140
19. Reggero Pasqualini	I	20,035
20. Emil Giezendanner	CH	19.895
21. Jeff Tracy	AUS	19.725
22. René Schumacher	CH	19.460
23. Ivan Olivier	ZA	19.340
24. André Laffite	F	19,190
25. Giuseppe Bertolozzi	I	19,170
26. Tom Prosser	AUS	18,985
27. Jan van Beek	NL	18,920
28. Brian Green	AUS	18,880
29. John Brink	ZA	18,800
30. Kenneth Holm	S	18,625
31. Bengt Lundström	S	18,480
32. Norbert Matt	FL	18,415
33. Terry Cooper	GB	18.185
34. Martin McIntosh	GB	17,965
35. Jan van Vliet	NL	17,880
36. Bruce Turner	NZ	17,140
37. Hubertus Dekkers	NL	17,090
38. Tore Paulsen	N	16,965
39. Benjamin Castaneda	MEX	16,320
40. Jean Tonnar	L	16,275
41. Alberto Florez	PE	16,200
42. John Cunningham	ZA	16,050
43. Gerald Shaw	C	16,040
44. Alejandro Benitez	MEX	15,850
45. Christian Bossard	F	15,510
46. Luis Castaneda	MEX	15.505
47. Michael Lynch	NZ	15,375
48. Pierre Blancuart	F	15,320
49. Erik Toft	DK	15.165
50. Paul Behm	L	14,705
51. Iver Husum	N	14,660
52. Ferdinand Schaden	A	14,025
53. Harry Synder	EIR	12,885
54. Victor Westarp	BR	12,765
55. Domenico Bruschi	RSM	12,535
56. Jean Mersch	L	11,680
57. William Wauters	B	11,295
58. Ronaldo de Salles	BR	11,145
59. Ernst Totland	N	3,705
60. Gianfranco Terenzi	RSM	1,710
61. Liam Ward	EIR	0

1. United States	70,015
2. Japan	67,545
3. Germany	64,130
4. Switzerland	60,470
5. Canada	60,010
6. Austria	59,865
7. Italy	59,840
8. Sweden	59,035
9. Australia	57,590
10. England	56,355
11. South Africa	54,190
12. France	50,020
13. Netherlands	53,890
14. Mexico	47,675
15. Luxembourg	42,660
16. Liechtenstein	42,480
17. Norway	35,330
18. New Zealand	32,515
19. Brazil	23,910
20. Peru	16,200
21. Denmark	15,165
22. San Marino	14,245
23. Ireland	12,885
24. Belgium	11,295

1977 World Championships in RC Aerobatics (F3A) in Springfield, Ohio / USA

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