On September 29, a postage stamp dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of aeromodelling was put into circulation

Aeromodelling is a technical sport discipline where participants not only design aircraft models but also compete in their ability to control them.

Sportsmen build various models - gliders, airplanes, helicopters, rockets and other models - and then test them in flight. Various criteria are evaluated: speed, range, flight duration, and the quality of aerobatic maneuvers.

Within the sport, there are several main directions:

- free flying models. They need no operator during flight: they stay in the air due to the design (for example, rubber-motor models, timer-controlled with a piston engine) or oncoming air flows;
- control line models. They are operated with the use of a thin cable (cord). The site for such flights is usually of a circular form. There are different disciplines within the category: high-speed racing, aerobatics (performing a preset program of maneuvers), as well as air combat – when the models collide and it is necessary to cut off the ribbon attached to the opponent's model;
- radio-controlled models. They are operated by a remote control. There are also many options here: aerobatics, racing on the track, models for the all-round events;
- rocket modelling. A separate discipline: sportsmen design rocket models (made of cardboard, plastic, or light composites), calculate a center-of-gravity position, and install an engine and a parachute system. The evaluated parameters at competitions are the height of the ascent, the flight duration and the landing accuracy;
- drone aircraft racing (FPV races). This discipline is also classified as aeromodelling: a sportsman operates a quadcopter in the First-Person View mode (through the camera), passing tracks with gates against the clock.

The postage stamp features athletes with models from different periods in the development of aeromodelling: a free flying sailplane of the mid‑20th century, a control line “air combat” model, and a radio-controlled replica model.

In addition to the issue of the postage stamp, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as a maxi-card.


Design Artist: I. Ulyanovsky.
Face value: 35 rubles.
Stamp size: 42×30 mm; sheet size: 146×146 mm.
Emission form: a sheet of 12 (3×4) stamps.
Quantity: 66 thousand stamps (5.5 thousand sheets).

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