National And World Champion Pilot Quique Somenzini Joins Futaba

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By hgnimda on Jun 23, 2015 at 10:12 AM
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    The latest pilot to join the Futaba family is also one of R/C’s most impressive and popular fliers. Quique Somenzini, winner of multiple National and World Championships, won his first F3A National Championship in Argentina at ten years of age. At the age of twelve, Quique became the youngest pilot to participate in the F3A World Championship – a record which remains unbroken to this day. Winner of four U.S. F3A National Championships, a Free Style World Championship, an F3A World Championship, an XFC Championship and 19 F3A Argentina National Championships. Quique recently co-founded Flex Innovations™, where he has helped to develop some of the most cutting edge RC hobby products in the industry. Though many are familiar with Quique for his career full of wins in multiple international flight competitions, he has also worked as a design consultant for O.S.® Engine and Futaba. He has also written numerous columns on a variety of RC related topics for many of the industry’s leading magazines.

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Discussion in 'Industry News' started by hgnimda, Jun 23, 2015.

    1. Captain

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      Never heard of him?? How do you pronounce his name?
      as in. Have you got time for a ????
       
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      He's a legend in fixed wing and probably the inventor of 3D for fixed wing. Has a DX transmitter named after him DX18QQ
      You pronounce his name like Key Kay - I'll leave the last name up to you
      Simon
       
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      Inventor of fixed wing 3D and a master at designing airframes for stalled flight
       
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      There is some cool footage kicking around the net of Quique 3D'ing a turbine powered Yak54.
       
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      He is the Tareq or Dunkan of the fixed wing world for sure - true legend
      Simon
       
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      One hell of a pilot that's for sure.


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