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FAI World and continental championships (CAT.1)

19 Mar
-
22 Mar 2018
2018 FAI F1D World Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft
West Baden, Indiana,
USA
07 Jul
-
14 Jul 2018
2018 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft
Meiringen,
SUI
08 Jul
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14 Jul 2018
2018 FAI F3K European Championships for Model Gliders
Martin,
SVK
14 Jul
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19 Jul 2018
2018 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft
Landres,
FRA
21 Jul
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27 Jul 2018
2018 FAI F5 World Championships for Electric Model Aircraft
Takikawa,
JPN
21 Jul
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28 Jul 2018
2018 FAI F3A European Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft
Grandrieu,
BEL
22 Jul
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28 Jul 2018
2018 FAI F3J World Championships for Model Gliders
Brasov,
ROU
23 Jul
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30 Jul 2018
2018 FAI F1 European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft
Szentes,
HUN
29 Jul
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04 Aug 2018
2018 FAI S World Championships for Space Models
Kruszyn,
POL
19 Aug
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25 Aug 2018
2018 FAI F5 European Championships for Electric Model Aircraft
Dupnitsa,
BUL

Other FAI-Sanctioned events (CAT.2)

03 Feb 2018
2018 F1N Indoor open Ceminac
Ceminac,
CRO
08 Feb
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09 Feb 2018
2018 Gran Bretana Atlantic High Speed Duo
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria,
ESP
10 Feb
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12 Feb 2018
2018 Kiwi World Cup of New Zealand
Lost Hills, California,
USA
10 Feb
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11 Feb 2018
2018 Gran Canaria Atlantic High Speed Duo
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria,
ESP
14 Feb 2018
2018 North American Cup of Canada
Lost Hills, California,
USA
15 Feb
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19 Feb 2018
2018 Bob White Max Men International
Lost Hills, California,
USA
15 Feb
-
19 Feb 2018
2018 Bob White Max Men International
Lost Hills, California,
USA
17 Feb
-
18 Feb 2018
2018 Swiss Open Indoor Masters
Siggenthal,
SUI
23 Feb
-
25 Feb 2018
2018 Belarus Winter Cup
Minsk,
BLR
23 Feb
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25 Feb 2018
2018 Gator F3B
Melbourne, Florida,
USA
24 Feb
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25 Feb 2018
9th Koplas Pro Cup
Nova Pazova,
SRB
03 Mar
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04 Mar 2018
2018 F3P Warsaw Challenge - Open Polish Championship
Warsaw,
POL
09 Mar
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12 Mar 2018
2018 Australian Masters - World Cup
Melbourne,
AUS
09 Mar 2018
2018 Swedish Moose Cup
Sakylan Pyhajarvi,
FIN
10 Mar 2018
2018 Winter cup I
Vetrnik,
CZE
10 Mar
-
11 Mar 2018
2018 Bear Cup
Säkylä,
FIN
11 Mar 2018
2018 Winter Cup II
Vetrnik,
CZE
16 Mar
-
17 Mar 2018
2018 Eurotour Israel Open - Israel F3K Championship
Rishon le zion,
ISR
17 Mar 2018
2018 Holiday on Ice
Gjovik,
NOR
24 Mar 2018
2018 SPZG Cup
Kietrz,
POL

Aeromodelling

The FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM) conducts FAI's aeromodelling and spacemodelling activities, in particular World Records and International Competitions.

Aeromodelling, although it did not yet bear that name, predates “full-size” aviation. The greatest pioneers of human flight, from Cayley, Lilienthal, the Wrights and Levavasseur to Blériot, Ferber, Farman and Messerschmitt, initially used model aircraft to test the solutions they were in the process of designing. This just goes to show how long the history of aeromodelling is. Model aircraft contests were organised as early as 1905, designed as entertaining and accessible sideshows inspired by a gradual emergence of powered aeroplanes.

Aeromodelling swiftly gained popularity from the 1930s onwards. Radio control was not yet highly developed – and was not to be so until the 1950s – so it was almost exclusively free flying and control-line aircraft that were used.

Shortly before the Second World War, the first international competitions were organised in England and Germany.

1955 saw the début of aerobatics in competition. The first world championships were held five years later. Model spacecraft were invented in the early 1960s in the United States and the first world championships were held in 1972.

Aeromodelling today is above all the most significant FAI discipline in terms of numbers of flyers: it has been estimated that there are more than a million enthusiasts all over the world. There are now a great many aeromodelling categories, be it for aeroplanes (extensible engines, piston engine, jet engine, electric and even solarpowered engines), seaplanes, gliders, helicopters and space models.

FAI Aeromodelling Commission

CIAM World Cups