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Title: Yuri Sirotkin has passed away
Post by: Abi on July 02, 2020, 06:44:46 PM

Yurii Sirotkin, who won the title of World Champion in 1964, designer of the famous classic model MOCKBA,  has passed away.

"Verily we belong to God, and verily to Him do we return"

Title: Re: Yuri Sirotkin has passed away
Post by: John Leidle on July 02, 2020, 08:59:09 PM

  If I get to a contest this year I'll try to fly the Spacehound in Open in his memory.
                 John L.

Title: Re: Yuri Sirotkin has passed away
Post by: Gordon Van Tighem on July 03, 2020, 01:12:22 AM

I met Yuri at the 1981 FAI CIAM meetings. Even with the language challenges he was quite the interesting gentleman. His success in competition led to a government job promoting model aviation. Still have the pin we traded.
One of the innovators!
G

Title: Re: Yuri Sirotkin has passed away
Post by: Istvan Travnik on July 03, 2020, 06:39:18 AM

Another great legend passed from Russia...
We (Hungarians) have some nice "sweet-soury" stories of Yuri.
Rest in peace! 

Title: Re: Yuri Sirotkin has passed away
Post by: Scott Richlen on July 06, 2020, 06:06:05 PM

Loved the looks of his Space Hound.  There was a 3-view of it in American Modeler in the early 60's.  Even in just a line drawing it had a special appeal.  I also like the jet-like plane he is holding in the picture that Bob posted.  Very cool.

Title: Re: Yuri Sirotkin has passed away
Post by: Phil Spillman on July 06, 2020, 07:03:51 PM

Although I'll never get to much less observe a World's in Stunt I was motivated and inspired by the exploits of Mr. Sirotkin as presented in MAN, FM, Am and AAM! He represented at least for me a small thaw in the then Cold War! God's Speed to Mr. Sirotkin

Title: Re: Yuri Sirotkin has passed away
Post by: John Park on July 07, 2020, 02:49:15 AM

Who remembers Dave Day's 'Spacebird', a weird hybrid of the Spacehound and a Mk. 2 Thunderbird?  And talking of that period, I often wonder what happened to Juhani Kari, the Finnish teenager who came second to Sirotkin flying a kit Thunderbird, complete with piano-wire leadouts.

Title: Re: Yuri Sirotkin has passed away
Post by: Oleg Zinovkin on July 07, 2020, 05:27:24 AM

The only time I saw Yuri was in 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFnxthEono