Hanno Prettner
Hanno Prettner (born July 8, 1951 in Klagenfurt ) is an Austrian model aircraft athlete . In his career, Hanno Prettner has won 330 competitions.
From 1971 to 1993 he was seven-time world champion in the F3A competition class (then known as RC-1 ) of radio-controlled aerobatic motor models. He also won the Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas , the unofficial professional world championship in motor aerobatics, eight times between 1974 and 1988 . Due to an illness he could no longer take part in competitions from 1995 onwards.
He had a friendship with the Brazilian Formula 1 racing driver Ayrton Senna , who was also enthusiastic about model flying and who visited him in Carinthia to do model flying together.
Web links
- Aviation legend Hanno Prettner honored , press release by the city of Klagenfurt on March 28, 2019
- Hanno Prettner - World Champion , video interview with H. Prettner from 1990, youtube video, in English
Individual evidence
- ↑ life data
- ^ Tournament of Champions: Past Champions , private webpage about the TOC Las Vegas
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prettner, Hanno |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian model aircraft athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Klagenfurt |