World Air Games Turin 2009 - The disciplines: aero-modelling

Aero-modelling in the history of flight

If the history of human flight finds its roots in legend and myth, the conception and practical attempts to realise the first flying machines have, historically, been preceded by the construction of models to help understand, by experimentation, the phenomena connected to sustaining and controlling that which is heavier than air.

This practice has constantly accompanied the development of aviation until finally flowing into the modern realisation of unmanned aircraft of all sizes, made possible by technological advances in new materials, artificial intelligence and nano-technologies.

The irresistible fascination of personally achieving something that flies has ensured the development of aero-modelling on a world scale and in the most diverse forms. In the course of almost a century.

Aero-modellers all over the world, from enthusiastic beginners to the most advanced specialists, have devoted themselves to designing and constructing the most varied categories of models to achieve the most varied performance, in the entire envelope of flight.
Aero-modelling is an interesting discipline as much from the sporting as the techno-engineering aspects which cover design and study, realising the construction and the experiments through to the field trials, trials which will be carried to the limits in the competitions.

The 2009 World Air Games in Turin intend to celebrate the history of this fascinating discipline and demonstrate, on the field and to the widest public, the worldwide excellence acquired in three of the most spectacular sporting categories in aero-modelling: radio-controlled aerobatic models synchronised to musical themes, models of similar performance but conceived to fly in a closed space and radio-controlled sailplane models, hand-launched, built for duration and precision flight.

The disciplines, within the world of aero-modelling, are three:

Aero-modelling – radio-controlled aerobatics
The event will be held in a broad, dedicated area at the principle site, Torino Aeritalia, organised so as to fulfil all the requirements of the CIAM, volume F6-F6A Airplane Artistic Aerobatics.
Positioned in front of the crowd, each pilot will make the model execute a harmonious sequence of aerobatic figures, interpreting a musical accompaniment.
The aerobatic models will weigh a maximum of 5kg.

A Scanner, as previously used in all Italian competitions, will function throughout the flying time, to monitor the radio frequencies.

Indoor flight to a musical background
The competition will take place inside the Palazzetto dello Sport, “Palaruffini”.
With light, silent models (weight under 500 grams and electric propulsion) each pilot, deftly utilising the radio control set, will perform sequences of free aerobatics just like in a dance, interpreting musical rhythms.
To obtain maximum visibility and the greatest public involvement, there will be suitable commentary illustrating the competition during the event.

Event from 7th to 8th June 2008.

F6D on the airfield of Aeroclub of Turin
Eight motor-less models with 1.5m wingspan will be hand-launched simultaneously.

Learn more :
	CIAM - International Aeromodelling Commission