There are three ways to access the FFn back numbers:
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 1983 (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
| Aeromodeller | 42/6 | |
| AMA | 42/6 | |
| Anemometers for thermal detection, North | 50/7 | |
| FAI | ||
| CIAM Bureau Meeting, April 83 | 50/7 | |
| CIAM Plenary Meeting, Dec 83 | 94/12 | |
| Contest Calendar 1984 | 94/12 | |
| FFn circulation list | 94/12 | |
| Getting the best from your Harvard CB, Gregorie | 45/6 | |
| Glider | ||
| Breeman's Klimax F1A wing section | 22/3 | |
| Fully sheeted wings, Hacken | 26/4 | |
| Twang towhook, Hambley | 22/3 | |
| Indoor | ||
| Ornithopter postal contest, Erbach | 8/1 | |
| SMAE Contest 83 | 7/1 | |
| Jean Magniette | 66/9 | |
| My Dad at Nationals, Jenny O'Donnell | 72/9 | |
| NFFS | ||
| News | 64/8 | |
| Hall of fame | 40/5 | |
| Models of the Year | 40/5, 48/6 | |
| Open classes, letters | 13/2 | |
| Power | ||
| Folder prop, P Rowledge | 70/9 | |
| Open power letter | 34/5 | |
| Trimming notes on Super Nog 3, T Smith | 2/1 | |
| Rubber | ||
| FAI Rubber | 80/10 | |
| Table of torque/turns, Kaynes | 55/7 | |
| Shareholders perks, D Brawn | 80/10 | |
| SMAE - FF Technical Committee news | 21/3 | |
| Thin Symmetrical tailplanes? A Brocklehurst | 10/2 | |
| World Champs 1983 | ||
| HOTTA | 38/5, 80/10 | |
| News | 18/3, 61/8 | |
| Teams | 7/1, 21/3, 62/8, 66/9 | |
Chronological order, start date only given to save space on some entries
| N Area Winter Rally,Church Fenton 23 Jan | 5/1 |
| Max Men FAI, Taft 19/20 Feb | 34/5 |
| Grantham Grand Prix, Barkston 27 Feb | 32/4 |
| SMAE Area Cent 1, 13 Mar | 39/5 |
| SMAE Area Cent 2, 27 Mar | 39/5 |
| SMAE Easter, Barkston, 3/4 Apr | 39/5 |
| Argentine Nats/Trials, Cordoba, 3/4 Apr | 77/10 |
| SE Spring Gala, Odiham 17 Apr | 32/4 |
| N A Pannett Trophy, Church Fenton 17 Apr | 38/5 |
| SMAE Euro Trials 1, Barkston 30 Apr | 39/5 |
| Danish Indoor Nats, Flensborg 7/8 May | 56/7 |
| SMAE Area Cent 3, 8 May | 42/6 |
| Bristol & W Jubilee, Woodbury, 14/15 May | 44/6 |
| Tynemouth, Ouston, 15 May | 51/7 |
| Oxford Spring Rally, Wolvercote | 42/6 |
| SMAE Nationals, Barkston, 28-30 May | 46/6, 61/8 |
| SMAE Area Cent 4, 12 Jun | 61/8 |
| South Coast, Beaulieu, 18-19 Jun | 52/7 |
| Croydon Dawn Patrol, Beaulieu, 19 Jun | 52/7 |
| RAFMAA, Barkston, 25/26 Jun | 61/8 |
| Crookham, Beaulieu, 10 Jul | 58/8 |
| Morley Silent, Wakefield, 10 Jul | 74/10 |
| Poitou, 20/21 Aug | 68/9 |
| SMAE Area Cent 5, 4 Sep | 100/12 |
| Eifel Pokal, Zulpich, 4 Sep | 99/12 |
| SMAE Area Cent 6, 25 Sep | 100/12 |
| Reg Allemby, Goulburn, 25/26 Sep | 92/11 |
| World Champs, Goulburn, 28 Sep - 4 Oct | 82/11 |
| Bordertown, 8/9 Oct | 99/12 |
| SMAE Euro Trials 2, Sculthorpe,12/13 Nov | 96/12 |