Models airplanes are graceful in the air, but often can be clunky, bulky, and hard to handle on the ground. These characteristics make finding a method of storing a large number of them rather difficult, especially when preservation needs – like protecting against light, dust, pests, and bad handling come […]
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New Addition: Radio Systems
Mike Smith helped complete the museum’s collection of radio equipment by donating four radio systems: an 8-channel Digimite Proportional, an OS Reed, a Micro-Avionics XL-1C, and a Webra Picco. Thank you, Mike, for helping build the museum’s collection. Picture credit: National Model Aviation Museum Collection, donated by Mike Smith, 2014.19.
Continue readingFaces from 1938, pt. 4
This is your last chance to help us figure out the names of the mysterious modelers who attended the Annual Miniature Airplane Contest, held in Kansas City, MO on October 2, 1938, as described in the “History Preserved” column of the April 2014 issue of Model Aviation. This is the […]
Continue readingFaces from 1938, pt. 3
This is your third chance to help us figure out the names of the mysterious flyers who attended the Annual Miniature Airplane Contest of October 2, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri, as described in the “History Preserved” column of the April 2014 issue of Model Aviation. Here is the mid-right […]
Continue readingFaces from 1938, pt. 2
We’re continuing our search for names of the mysterious modelers who attended the Annual Miniature Airplane Contest of October 2, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri, as described in the “History Preserved “column of the April 2014 issue of Model Aviation. Here’s a close-up of the mid-left section of the photograph. […]
Continue readingPreservation Week 2014
Do have a model that has special memories attached? Or the trophy that you won that you are really proud of? Learn how you can give your treasures the best care by participating in National Preservation Week, April 27, 2014 to May 3, 2014. During Preservation Week 2013, the National Model […]
Continue readingFaces from 1938, pt. 1
Did you by any chance catch the “History Preserved” column in the In the Air section of Model Aviation magazine’s April issue? The museum highlighted a panoramic photograph donated by J.D. Foster. The event pictured is the Annual Miniature Airplane Contest, held October 2, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri. We […]
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