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La Ferte Alais 23-24th June 2001
Photos & Text By Richard Crapp

Boeing B29
Boeing B29

Built by Bart Vercruysse & partners from Belgium
Powered by 4 X ZDZ 160
Weight: 205kg.
Zeppelin
Zeppelin
Built by Claude Kaeuffling from France.
Powered by4 x 40cc Aviomac
Weight: 50kg.
Zeppelin
Zeppelin
Built by Claude Kaeuffling from France.
Powered by4 x 40cc Aviomac
Weight: 50kg.
Super Constellation
Super Constellation

Built by Raymond Melardy from Belgium
Powered by 4 x 120 ZDZ
Weight: 146 kg.
Fokker DR1
Fokker DR1
Built by Dario Magliana from Italy
Powered by 240cc Macminarelli
Weight: 80kg.
Ulitmate
Ultimate
Built by Stephen Wurm from Germany.
Powered by 190 King, no written details available
but I guess scale atabout 40%.
Won best pilot. His rolling prop hanging circles and Very low-grass cutting- large inverted eight's were something special.

Dornier Do335A-1
Dornier Do335A-1
Built by Arnim Morgenweck.
Powered by 2x Zenoh 45a.
Weight: 22kg. Kit available

Dornier Do335A-1 Close Up
Dornier Do335A-1
This view show's rear shaft and silencer from mid mounted rear engine.
1" dia, three bearing shaft.
Waco WMF
Waco YMF
Built from the Barth kit this by (I think ) J Francois from France. 1/3 scale. One of three on show.
Pwered by 3W 140cc
Weight: 23kg
Bumble bee
Bumble Bee
Built by Raymund Von Den Benken, Germany.
Powered by ZDZ 160 with 30x10 Menz.
Covered inOracover.
Sabre F86
Sabre F86
Built by Henri Wild of Switzerland
1/3 scale. Did not fly but will have a JPX 340.
Weight: 60kg. Finish is Oracover
Moran 230
Moran 230
Built by Jean Jegou France.
1/4 scale in forground, 1/3 scale behind.
Powered by Zenoh 62 and Sachs 95.
Covering Diacover
Gee Bee R2
Gee Bee R2
Built by Pierre Ferrand Powered by
280cc Limbach with reduction.
Weight: 55kg
 

 



Photographs & Text By
Richard Crapp