Penza, 9 August 2013. PenzaNews. Russian championship in aircraft model sports, category of control line “air fight” aircraft model will be held at stadium “Trud” in Penza, August 20–25.

Over 100 top contestants are to take part in the competition from more than 20 regions of Russia. The Penza region will be represented by the station of young technicians No. 1.

According to regulations of the competition, battles will last for 4 minutes. During this time, two contestants will operate their models simultaneously. A 5-meter line will be attached to the aircraft model. The task of the pilot is to cut the line of the opponent with airscrew.

Control line “air fight” aircraft models category is considered one of the most challenging and spectacular in the aircraft model sports. Usually, an aircraft model speeds up to 180 km/h, and the engine reaches 40 thousand rotations per minute, , the Internet service “Penza-Sport” reported.