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Here is a model that is not for the impatient or for the type, but which will delight the connoisseur of flight as few other models have ever done. With the single towline and single hook position used no trouble whatsoever is experienced in launching, and the model soars upwards in a phenomenal climb to float off the line at the top with only the gentlest of attentions from the launcher.

This is especially noticeable when the model is on the towline, for its behaviour is everything an aeromodeller dreams about. The noticeable attention of aerodynamic design, which has provided such features as elliptical dihedral and a tailplane mounted well forward to prevent blanketing of the fin, has resulted in a model which, while responsive to the most delicate of control adjustments, is yet easy to trim and possesses amazing inherent stability. The epitome of Continental design, the Champion has a span of 9 ft 3 in, yet careful stressing and structural design has given an all-up weight (including ballast) of only 38-1/2 oz. The delightful flying performance of this model and the letters and comments of the many who watched have led us to offer this superb design to those readers who feel the urge to build a really super model for the coming season. Conspicuous amongst the large collection of French models was his mighty sailplane 'Champion' which won the Concours d’Elagance by reason of its faultless construction and finish, and then flew away to win the Sailplane event by a comfortable margin.

THE model which had swept the board in France and most countries on the Continent met with undiminished success in England, when Emmanuel Fillon, Wakefield winner of 1938, brought his chubby friendliness and immaculate workmanship to International Week at Eaton Bray Model Sportsdrome in August, 1946. The Superb Sailplane, the 1946 European Champion.

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