Inter-Ex 18. 2003 in Nederweert
Part 2
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There is also a Junior trophy to be had at the Inter-Ex, not only for youngster but also for special achievements for the juniors. This year it went to a youngster, Jasper Smit, for his multi-wing sail place Vise Versa, that can be flown forwards as well as backwards. The prize was given to his grandmother as Jasper wasn’t there for the presentation.
RC-Network e.V. donated a trophy too, the RCN Pokal, for the best online project of the past year. Last year the prize went to an Arado 555 too, but this years Arado is of such a gigantic size that the models by Raimund Sonst or Josef Poisinger look tiny in comparison. Completely made out of Depron with a take-off weight of 7.5 kgs, this model impressed with its slow-flight capabilities. Claus-Peter Fisher from Berlin couldn’t have built this plane without the internet discussions. The 10-wheel landing gear makes the plane look even bigger.
We come for the trophy for the best flight. There were several candidates for this prize and decision was really close. In the end Eddi Eiblmair from Euskirchen came first with his Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird”, which was a real show, a myth from the eighties getting airborne.
The trophy for the best model went to Peter Haas from Berlin. He equipped a tetraeder-kite by pioneer Bell with electric motor and rudders. This vertical triangle gives a completely different flight appearance.
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The trophy for the best build went to Jupp Wimmer, founder of the Inter-Ex. He started with a Passarola airship, based on a patent application from 1709. A Jesuit priest invented the airship, using the wing shape from pigeons. The tail should be built vertically. This makes the priest the inventor of the rudder. Unfortunately he had to flee the inquisition 4 days after the patent application, as only Christ was allowed to be near heaven. He died under unknown circumstances during the escape. Jupp built this model with so much detail that he even dressed the tiny figures on the upper deck in the fashion of 1709.
