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History – Evolution – Development
■ 1977 – Company founding
Norbert Grüntjens starts the IKARUS Flight School and develops his unique training concept.
■ 1986 – German Champion F3A
Norbert Grüntjens wins the German Championship in the category Fixed Wing Pattern RC
■ 1988 – German Champion F3C
Norbert Gruentjes becomes German Champion in the two most prestigious categories: Now in the RC Helicopter category F3C as well.
■ 1993 – Eco 8
Beginning of the development of the ECO line of electric helicopters. In 1994 the first German electric helicopter for the 8-cell class, the ECO 8, is introduced .
To date, more than 10 different types have been developed and constantly improved. The ECO helicopter successfully plowed the road for the worldwide recognition of electric helicopters.
■ 1996 – Duration flight world record
On August 17, 1996 Norbert Grüntjens establishes with his ECO 8 a new World Record in RC Helicopter Duration Flight with 63 minutes and 29 seconds.
■ 1998 – Slowflyer/Parkflyer
With the introduction of the Ikarus Bleriot, Rumpler Taube and Demoiselle models the company launches slow and park flyers as the first RC company. These models create the foundation for an entirely new category, thus enriching RC model aviation worldwide.
■ 1998 – Flight Simulation
Since 1998 IKARUS developes flight simulators in cooperation with IPACS. To date, IKARUS flight simulators have provided invaluable help to countless pilots in learning to fly RC model aircraft.
■ 1999 – Eco Piccolo
IKARUS introduces in 1999 the smallest indoor RC helicopter, the ECO Piccolo. Again IKARUS is the birthplace of a new RC model aircraft category, the Mini-Electric-Helicopter class, a class that is here to stay.
■ 2001 – Indoor Duration Flight World Record for electric helicopters
On November 3, 2001 at the Killesberg Exhibition Centre in Stuttgart the ECO Piccolo sets a new world record in duration flight for indoor RC model helicopters under 300 g: 35 minutes and 31 seconds!
■ 2003 – Shock Flyer®
Again IKARUS is the forerunner for a new RC model aircraft category with the development of the models Superstar, Extrema and Edge. "Shock Flyer®” is a registered trademark of IKARUS.
■ 2003 – Piccolo V2
The second generation of the ECO Piccolo helicopter is released, known as Piccolo V2.
Numerous enhancements improve the flight characteristics.
■ 2004 – ECO 7
A new generation of Ready-to-Fly electric RC helicopters is developed by setting new standards in helicopter mechanics, rotor head design, material, onboard electronics and user friendliness.
■ 2004 and 2005 – New Shock Flyers®
The tremendous popularity of our Shock Flyers® encourages IKARUS to introduce a second series: YAK54, F3A, Nemesis, SU27, SU27 XXL, Cessna 152, Twin Otter and Pitts.
■ 2005 – 3D-Elektric RC Helicopters
The two helicopters Viper 70 and Viper 90 with rotor diameters of 75 and 90 cm are developed for indoor and outdoor flying. Their strength is in all out 3D aerobatics.
■ 2005 – ECO 7 SPORT
Based on the ECO 7 semi scale helicopter a ready-to-fly pod-and-boom helicopter is developed, called ECO 7 Sport, which is exceptionally easy to handle and fly.
■ 2003 – aerofly Professional
This is a true milestone in the development of RC flight simulators. The high resolution and photo realistic sceneries include new features such as a Multi-Pano-View, which is allowing to view the photo realistic sceneries under different perspectives.
■ 2005 – Wizard Hydroplane
Fly - drive - float. The Wizard Hydroplane opens up a whole new flying fun. It runs on water, can even take off from there and feels comfortable on snow, too.
■ 2006 – ECO 8 Royal
With a new design, new rotor head, even more robust mechanics and designed for LiPo cells the ECO 8 Royal is a worthy successor to the legendary ECO 8.
■ 2006 – easyFly2
Derived from the aerofly Professional flight simulator the EasyFly2 is similar to the “big” simulator, with photo-realistic sceneries, models, but it is quite "easy" to use.
■ 2007 – aerofly5
The 4D virtual world has become a reality. Introduced in 2007 the aerofly5 has been developed with a personal effort never seen before in the RC industry. Freely fly in 6 different 4D sceneries, watch the more or less swaying trees, fluttering windsocks and spinning windmills, all depending on the selected wind power. Unmatched to this day are the details of models and sceneries. This makes the aerofly5 more than just a flight simulator: It is a real adventure!
■ 2010 – aerofly5.5
The free aerofly5.5 update is expanding the aerofly5 even further, increasing the performance range significantly. Now you can even sit in the cockpit of a full size true-scale aircraft and discover the beauty of the scenery in all its details.
Your IKARUS-Team
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