Code Class | General Type | Brief Description |
---|---|---|
F1A | Gliders (A2 'Nordic') | Surface area: 32 - 34 dm2 Minimum weight: 410 g Max length of launching cable: 50 m at 5kg load with minimum cable pennant area of 2.5 dm2 World Championship Class |
F1B | Model Aircraft with Extensible Motor (Wakefield) | Surface area: 17 - 19 dm2 Minimum weight less motor : 200 Max weight of the motor: 30 g World Championship Class |
F1C | Model Aircraft with Piston Motors | Maximum swept volume of motor(s): 2.5 cm3 Minimum total weight: 300 g/cm3 Minimum loading: 20 g/dm2 Maximum loading: 50 g/dm2 Maximum motor run: 5 seconds World Championship Class |
F1D | Indoor Model Aircraft | Maximum Wing Span: 550 mm Maximum Tail Span: 450 mm Maximum chord of all lifting surfaces: 200 mm Minimum weight without rubber: 1.2 gram Maximum weight of lubricated rubber motor: 0.6 g Ceiling heights categories Category I: less than 8 metres Category II: between 8 and 15 metres Category III: between 15 and 30 metres Category IV: higher than 30 metres World Championship Class |
F1E | Gliders with Automatic Steering | Maximum surface area: 150 dm2 Maximum loading:100 g/dm2 Maximum flying weight: 5 kg |
F1G | Model Aircraft with Extensible Motors (Coupe D'Hiver) | Minimum total weight less motor: 70 grams Maximum motor weight: 10 grams Mini-Event Class |
F1H | Gliders (A1) | Maximum surface area: 18 dm2 Minimum weight: 220 g Max length of launching cable: 50 m at 2kg load with minimum pennant area of 2.5 dm2 Mini-Event Class |
F1J | Power Model Aircraft (1/2A class power models) | Maximum swept volume of motor(s): 1.0 cm3 Maximum motor run: 7 seconds Minimum weight total: 160 g Mini-Event Class |
F1K | Model Aircraft with CO2 Engines | Minimum weight without CO2: 75 g Maximum surface area: 12 dm2 Maximum volume of CO2 tank(s): 3 cm3 |
F1L | Indoor EZB Model Aircraft | Maximum projected wingspan: 458 mm (18.0 inches) Maximum wing chord: 76 mm (3.0 inches) Maximum stabilizer area: 50% of wing area |
F1M | Indoor Beginners' Class | Maximum wing span: 460 mm Minimum weight: 3 g Maximum motor weight: 1.5 g |
F1N | Indoor Handlaunch Glider | Folding wings not permitted |
Once upon a time there was a F1F category for rotary wing free flight models, but it does not appear in Section IV, Volume F1 for 2002. Guess it has died...
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