Conversations around the Thanksgiving table tomorrow will, at some point, surely, turn to memories and funny stories from the olden days. Just like, equally surely, conversations do at club fields and flying events. There isn’t enough room in the museum to fly a model, and eating in the gallery is […]
Continue readingMonth: November 2013
Byron Originals Mustang Restoration
Several years ago, the Acquisition Committee approved the donation of a Byron Originals P-51D Mustang from the collection of Gordon Ingram. After its acceptance, multiple conversations between the donor, the museum and a shipping company planned out the model’s arrival. Unfortunately, the shipment was not smooth, and the Mustang arrived […]
Continue readingAn Honor to be Weird and Wonderful
The Academy of Model Aeronautics and National Model Aviation Museum are honored to be a part of Minnetrista Cultural Center’s “25 Weird and Wonderful Reasons to Love Our Community” exhibit celebrating Minnetrista’s 25th anniversary. The exhibit features 25 mini-exhibits about places and things around Muncie and surrounding communities. These top […]
Continue readingHoliday Hours 2013
The holidays are approaching, and I’m sure everyone is planning for holiday travel. Keep in mind that the museum’s schedule is different during this season to allow staff to celebrate with their families. Here’s the changes: Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2013: Closed Black Friday, November 29, 2013: Open 10 a.m. […]
Continue readingBing Autoplan Conservation, pt. 2
A dedicated, but attention shy, museum volunteer has stepped up to help draw a set of plans for the Bing Autoplan. And since plans are useless unless they are as accurate as possible, we spent several hours recently examining the Bing Autoplan in close detail. Right now the plans will […]
Continue readingWAA-08 SQuiRT Joins Museum Collection
During an adventure lasting 5 years, 145 days, 21 hours and 50 minutes, the Wings across America 2008 SQuiRT helped educate countless people about model aviation, and helped build camaraderie between the over 800 participating pilots. On October 18, 2013 the SQuiRT began a new adventure as part of the […]
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