Dear Friends,

I have the very sad obligation to inform you that a great name in
aeromodelling, Dr. Gyorgy (Georges) BENEDEK passed on April 19 in the
83rd year of his fruitful life.

He started his activity at the end of the thirties in outdoor and
indoor free flight, performed several airfoil tests and designed his
world wide famous and used "B" airfoil series. Some of these airfoils
are still used. He was successful competitor as well, mainly in free
flight, but later he was active also in control line. He was one time
world champion in F1B team, made several dozens of international and
national records, won dozens of national championships in several
classes. One of his international record (No.103, open  glider, height
of 2364 m) is still valid since 1948. He founded in 1957 and led
through about 5 years the workshop that has made the successful MOKI
engines (it is still producing big size engines). 

Then through about 25 years he was officially forbidden to take part
in our sport and hobby because of political reasons. In 1987, when the
later political changes were already in the air he was rehabilitated
and become active again on the field of CO2 gas engine development and
establishing the F1K class. 

He was holder of the FAI-CIAM Antonov Diploma for his technical
innovations. Recently he has produced new engines, made engine tests
and preparations for the coming contest season, still able to run
after his CO2 models - of course somehow slower than before.

He was not an easy personality as one can often learn with great
names. He will be missing forever from the fields, but we all will
remember for him and many of us will use the fruits of his
aeromodelling and engineering activity for a long time.

With sad regards

Dr. Andras Ree
president
Hungarian Association of Modellers

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Ao Dr. Andras Ree e  à Associação de Modelismo da Hungria a FPAm
enviou as sentidas condolências portuguesas.