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Other FAI-Sanctioned events (CAT.2)

19 Feb
-
22 Feb 2021
2021 Belarus Winter Cup
Minsk,
BLR
29 Apr
-
30 Apr 2021
2021 Champions Cup Belman
Kharkov,
UKR
20 May
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21 May 2021
2021 Kazakhstan Cup
Minsk,
BLR
20 May
-
21 May 2021
2021 Swedish World Cup
Herning,
DEN
22 May
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23 May 2021
2021 Belarus Cup
Minsk,
BLR
03 Jul
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04 Jul 2021
2021 Trofeo Franco Ballesio
Cirie, TO,
ITA
07 Jul
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09 Jul 2021
2021 Romania World Cup
Minsk,
BLR
08 Jul
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09 Jul 2021
2021 Grand Prix of the Netherland
Landres,
FRA
09 Jul
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11 Jul 2021
2021 Belarus White Stork Cup
Minsk,
BLR
10 Jul
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11 Jul 2021
2021 Grand Prix de France
Landres,
FRA
31 Jul
-
01 Aug 2021
2021 44th Trofeu La Merce
Barcelona,
ESP
27 Aug
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30 Aug 2021
2021 Kyiv Cup
Kyiv,
UKR
28 Aug
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29 Aug 2021
2021 13th Tiroler Fesselfliegen
Radfeld,
AUT
02 Sep
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06 Sep 2021
2021 World Cup Memorial P. Grushin
Khimki,
RUS
04 Sep
-
05 Sep 2021
2021 57 Coppa D'Oro
Lugo (Ravenna),
ITA
10 Sep
-
12 Sep 2021
2021 Far Eastern Cup
Vladivostok Razdoinoe,
RUS
18 Sep
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19 Sep 2021
2021 Jura Cup Breitenbach
Schwalbennest bei Büsserach,
SUI
25 Sep
-
26 Sep 2021
2021 Stanislav Culacichin Memorial
Chisinau,
ROU
08 Oct
-
10 Oct 2021
2021 Galicia Cup
Zhovkva,
UKR
09 Oct
-
10 Oct 2021
2021 Valladolid Open International
Valladolid,
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