Jozef Gábriš (25 June 1933 – 1994)[1] was a controlline aerobatics pilot (F2B) from the former Czechoslovakia. In 1958, he won his first international championship during the ninth Criterium of Europe,[2] in Belgium (his first international contest in this class). Eight years later, on the RAF Airbase in Swinderby he reached his first WCH title, followed by third in 1968 in Helsinki (Finland).[3] The fourth WCH title he lost just by a "thumb", in 1972.
1971 he won the European Champion's title in Hungarian town Pécs, followed after 2nd place on the European Championship in Genk (Belgium) 1969.
His most popular and nearly legendary construction was the F2B model Super Master. Powered by the MVVS 5,6A.
References
edit- ^ "Letec" s gramovými lietadlami". sme.sk (in Slovak). 26 May 2005. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ AeroModeller. 23 (274). 1958.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "American Modeler: The Best in Model Planes, Radio Control, Model Boats". American Modeler. 66–67. 1968. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
Josef Gabris of Czechoslovakia, the World Champion in Aerobatics for the second time running, was the only non-American to get an outright win! The event was held at a fairground site, just minutes from the center of Helsinki, Finland.