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FAI World and continental championships (CAT.1)

06 Aug
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12 Aug 2019
2019 FAI F3D-F5D World Championships for Pylon Racing Model Aircraft
Maryborough,
AUS
11 Aug
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17 Aug 2019
2019 FAI F5J World Championship for Electric Powered Thermal Duration Gliders
Boleraz,
SVK
24 Aug
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30 Aug 2019
2019 FAI S European Championships for Space Models
Buzău,
ROU
25 Aug
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28 Aug 2019
2019 FAI F1E World Championship for Free Flight Slope Soaring Gliders
Martin,
SVK
17 Oct
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22 Oct 2019
2019 FAI F1ABC World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft
Lost Hills, California,
USA
11 Dec
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14 Dec 2019
2019 FAI World Drone Racing Championship Grand Final
Ningbo,
CHN
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Other FAI-Sanctioned events (CAT.2)

23 Mar
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24 Mar 2019
2019 Atlantic World Cup Gran Canaria
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria,
ESP
23 Mar 2019
2019 Kartel Cup, Pieter de Boer Memorial
Kietrz,
POL
24 Mar 2019
2019 World cup Raná II
Raná u Loun,
CZE
24 Mar 2019
2019 SPZG - Cup, Antoon van Eldik Memorial
Kietrz,
POL
29 Mar
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31 Mar 2019
2019 Australian Masters - World Cup
Coolum,
AUS
05 Apr
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09 Apr 2019
2019 Elbrus Cup
Nalchik,
RUS
06 Apr
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07 Apr 2019
7th Eurotour Colmar Elsass Trophy
Colmar,
FRA
06 Apr
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07 Apr 2019
2019 Eurotour - F5J Tisza Cup
Szeged,
HUN
06 Apr
-
07 Apr 2019
2019 F3K Vercelli International Contest
Carisio,
ITA
09 Apr
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13 Apr 2019
2019 Naloev Cup
Nalchik,
RUS
12 Apr
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14 Apr 2019
2019 Svitavy F2D World Cup
Svitavy,
CZE
12 Apr
-
14 Apr 2019
2019 Raná Open
Raná u Loun,
CZE
13 Apr
-
14 Apr 2019
2019 Eurotour - Coppa Citta di Carisio
San Damiano, Carisio,
ITA
13 Apr
-
14 Apr 2019
9th International Modena Trophy
Magreta di Sassuolo, Modena,
ITA
13 Apr 2019
2019 Otto Kuttler Cup
Oberkotzau,
GER
13 Apr
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14 Apr 2019
2019 Eurotour - Bramscher Rot Achmer
Achmer,
GER
13 Apr
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14 Apr 2019
2019 Harghita Cup
Deva,
ROU
13 Apr
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14 Apr 2019
2019 Harghita Cup
Deva,
ROU
14 Apr 2019
2019 Föhrlberg Cup
Oberkotzau,
GER
18 Apr
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20 Apr 2019
2019 Open International La Muela F3F WC
Alarilla, Guadalajara,
ESP

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