Free Flight News 1973
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1) Use the following links to access an individual issue from this year, then click on contents list to go to a specific item.
2) Click here to download a compressed file containing the complete set of issues and this index for 1973 (save in a suitable folder by right-clicking the link and select save target as)
3) Use the following index to locate required content. Location is shown as page/month and is given as a link for direct access to the issue and page containing that item. Not listed here are UK and International Competition News
MODEL DRAWINGS
| F1A | G Arghir | Contestant | 60/5, 90/7 |
| F1A | B Baines | Sunshot 2 & 3 | 6/1, 16/2 |
| F1A | C N A Breeman | DE 193 | 68/6 |
| F1A | P Crowley | Happy Hooker | 48/4 |
| F1A | A W van Eldik | Casper | 166/12 |
| F1A | D Greaves | | 31/3 |
| F1A | A Herzog | Seagull 3 | 22/2 |
| F1A | H Langevin | Osprey 5 | 88/7 |
| F1B | J Davis | Maxine | 21/2 |
| F1B | W Dohne | | 11/1 |
| F1B | I W Kaynes | | 94/8 |
| F1B | M Kobori | No Name | 120/9 |
| F1B | K Kongsberg | KK7101 | 43/4 |
| F1B | F Parmenter | Cbarisma | 33/3 |
| F1B | F Parmenter | Wing Wiggler | 33/3 |
| F1B | T J Punter | Warlock | 128/10 |
| F1B | P Ruyter | S/S/B/B | 85/7 |
| F1C | H Clement | | 63/5 |
| F1C | V Horcicka | Big Boy | 133/10 |
| F1C | R Melville | Chroma 3 | 4/1, 16/2 |
| F1C | T McLaughlan | Swinger '73 | 162/12 |
| F1C | R Monks | | 47/4 |
| F1C | U Nygren | Antares | 81/7 |
| F1C | K Ojio | Windy Mac | 72/6 |
| F1C | C Talour | Exocet '73 | 100/8 |
| F1G | M Fantham | Pawnee | 70/6 |
| F1G | R P White | Beau Coupe | 150/11 |
| F1H | C James | Moonbeam | 148/11 |
| Open Power | R Stalick | Hot Lumber | 146/11, 158/12 |
| Open Rubber | C A Hadland | Jungo | 58/5 |
| Boost Glider | P D Freebrey | Glamdring & Sting | 138/10 |
| Indoor | M Shepherd | Pennyplane | 160/12 |
ARTICLES AND NOTES
| Experimental Open Rubber rules | 20/2 |
| FAI |
| CIAM Bureau meeting, Apr | 72/6 |
| CIAM meeting, Dec '72 | 2/1 |
| CIAM meeting, Dec '73 | 144/11, 165/12 |
| Contest calendar '73 | 3/1 |
| Contest calendar '74 | 165/12 |
| Rules, letter, M Cowley | 145/11 |
| FFn circulation | 158/12 |
| FFn International |
| announcements | 3/1, 55/5, 92/8 |
| critique, J O'Donnell | 140/10 |
| remarks | 148/11 |
| Films |
| 180 is Max | 62/5 |
| Wings & Things: | 162/12 |
| Fred Boxall Memorial Trophy | 14/1 |
| Indoor meetings, Brize Norton | 14/1 |
| Lost |
| Stopwatch | 155/11 |
| Winch | 170/12 |
| Lynn, George | 3/1 |
| Mabey, John | 92/8 |
| Magniette, Jean | 170/12 |
| NFFS Junior Postal events | 60/5 |
ITEMS FOR SALE
| Balsa, Direct Model Supply | 10/1, 22/2 |
| Bulk Purchasing Catalogue | 44/4 |
| Drawings |
| Arturus, M Green | 14/1 |
| Wichita 72, M Woodhouse | 27/2 |
| Engines |
| Krell | 90/7, 126/9 |
| MVVS, Schley | 170/12 |
| Rossis & spares, Schley | 13/1, 170/12 |
| Wamper & Mildner tuning | 40/3 |
| Epoxy, Schley | 13/1 |
| Glassfibre cloth |
| R Schley | 13/1 |
| M Wood | 27/2 |
| Glassfibre tubes, Ronytube | 27/2, 76/6 |
| Glider winches, Schley | 170/12 |
| NFFS Sympo report '73 | 156/11 |
| Pans |
| Stapleton | 142/10 |
| Wamper, Schley | 40/3, 51/4 |
| Props |
| Carbon fibre, McCann | 27/2 |
| Glass fibre, Bartels | 28/2 |
| Hanson, Krell | 106/8 |
| Cox type, Schley | 170/12 |
| Prop Hub assemblies |
| FFn | 156/11, 170/12 |
| Stringer | 106/8 |
| Rubber | 14/1, 27/2, 42/4, 74/6, |
| Tapered fuselage formers | 27/2 |
| Timers, FAI Power, Monks | 4/1 |
| Towhook, Schley | 13/1, 170/12 |
| Wake Ali fuselages, Schley | 170/12 |
CONTEST RESULTS
Chronological order, start date only given to save space on some entries
| E German Champs, '72 | 74/6 |
| Boxing Day, 26 Dec '72 | 13/1 |
| Australian Nats, 29 Dec '72 | 34/3 |
| London Area, 31 Dec '72 | 26/2 |
| SMAE 1st Area, 25 Mar | 75/6 |
| Western Area, 1 Apr | 57/5 |
| SMAE 2 day FAI, 22 Mar | 62/5 |
| SMAE 2nd Area, 6 May | 75/6 |
| Indoor Romania, 11 May | 66/6 |
| Devon, 13 May | 75/6 |
| Amsterdam, 19 May | 67/6 |
| Eifel Pokal, 26 May | 83/7, 99/8 |
| SMAE Nats & Lindholme, 26 May | 78/7 |
| Criterium du Nord, 10 Jun | 84/7 |
| SMAE 3rd Area, 10 Jun | 102/8 |
| Leeds, 24 Jun | 103/8 |
| St Albans, 24 Jun | 103/8 |
| Munich, 30 Jun | 100/8 |
| SMAE 4th Area, 8 Jul | 104/8 |
| SMAE 1st Indoor Trials, 15 Jul | 100/8 |
| Bristol & West, 15 Jul | 105/8 |
| Dubnica May, 26 Jul | 120/9 |
| World Champs '73 | 108/9 |
| SMAE 2nd Indoor Trials, 19 Aug | 125/9 |
| Pierre Trebod, 26 Aug | 123/9 |
| Torbay, 26 Aug | 141/10 |
| FFn International, 7 Sep | 134/10 |
| SMAE 5th Area, 16 Sep | 150/11 |
| Liverpool, 30 Sep | 150/11 |
| York, 14 Oct | 153/11 |
| SMAE 2 day FAI, 20 Oct | 153/11 |
| SMAE Southern, 28 Oct | 155/11 |
| Northern Area FAI, 28 Oct | 168/12 |
| Crookham, 11 Nov | 169/12 |
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