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Footage of the model aircraft competition in Frankfurt am Main, probably the event organized by the Frankfurt Model Aircraft Association (at that time the presiding association of the German Model Aircraft Association) from May 17 to 21, 1914. The competition took place at the end of a model aircraft exhibition lasting several days at the Rebstock airfield. Various homemade model aircraft can be seen being examined and flown by male participants of different ages.
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00:02The history of aeromodeling goes back much further than the history of real aircraft.
00:08Free flight models have been around for a very very long time ago.
00:12Throughout the 19th century, individuals from around the world continued to test
00:17theories with models, all attempting to understand flight.
00:20But once Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully flew their aircraft,
00:24the general public's interest in aviation skyrocketed.
00:28The video shown is of a model flight competition held at the Rebstock airfield in Frankfurt,
00:34Germany from May 17 to 21, 1914, just before the World War I.
00:40You can see different self-built model airplanes displayed, examined and flied by the participants.
00:47From the earliest days onwards, the model builders have tried to make models that fly higher and
00:52for longer. They have been built to gain a competitive edge. Through the years,
00:58model aviation building and technology continue to develop with many advances.
01:03Today, it has been estimated that aeromodeling has more than a million enthusiasts all over the world.
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