Here are all of hours and holidays for the National Model Aviation Museum in 2018! As text: Winter Hours 1: January 1 – April 1 Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00am – 4:00pm Sunday – Monday: Closed Special Holiday Hours New Year’s Day (Monday, January 1): Closed Presidents’ Day (Monday, February 19): […]
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New Addition: Kraft Radio System
Alfred R. Cuykendall managed to find one of the only Kraft systems not represented already in the museum’s collection – and that is a Kraft Series Seventy-Eight. Thank you for helping to grow the collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and […]
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New Addition: Jason Kegel’s trophies
In 1990 and 1991 Jason Kegel flew his Falcon Special to victory. The Falcon Special has been in collection since 2008, but recently Jason’s father, Paul, donated Jason’s winning trophies for 1990 Junior Champion at Nats for CL Scale Racing and 1991 Senior Champion at Nats for CL Scale Racing […]
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New Addition: Don Lowe’s Phoenix V
Larry Drake purchased a Phoenix V at a swap meet in November 2016. After acloser look at the model, and some research, the model was determined to be Don Lowe’s original Phoenix V which flew at the 1972 Nats in RC Pattern. Larry, and his wife Martha, visited today to […]
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New Addition: T2-A
This patriotic T2-A RC Pattern plane along with a Keyence Revolutor ARF kit were recently donated to the museum by Edward Sweeney. Thank you for helping to grow the collection!
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New Addition: Engines & other equipment
Jeanne L. Theriault patiently sorted through her husband’s modeling collection item by item to find only the select few things the museum needed. Now, donated in memory of Maurice Theriault, the museum has a slot machine for cutting hinges, vintage Johnson brand glow plugs in their original packaging, a Pegasus […]
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New Addition: Power Up kit
Ever wanted to try to power a paper airplane? With this Power Up 2.0 paper airplane electric conversion kit you can! Thanks to Louis M. Pinard for the donation of the kit, along with a 50th anniversary gold Fox 35 and a Dyna Jet Spark Plug Simulator. Thank you for […]
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New Addition: Souper Coupe
Lee F. Campbell designed and kitted the Souper Coupe in the early 1990s. As a simple, straightforward model capable of winning local contests, the Souper Coupe was an excellent entry into Free Flight. Lee recently donated the kit’s prototype to the museum. ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model […]
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New Addition: Surveryor’s Wheel
Besides model airplanes, the museum also collects artifacts that help tell the modeling story. One such artifact, a surveyor’s measuring wheel, arrived at the museum on 10/20/2017. Watch museum staff open the box and see the surveyor’s wheel for the first time on the museum’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/modelaircraftmuseum. Why a […]
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New Addition: 1/2A CL Racers
Frank H. Scott came by yesterday to donate three 1/2A CL Racers to the museum. All of these not only tell the story of the rule changes and development in CL Racing, but also some family stories as well! Thanks, Frank, for growing the museum collection and sharing your stories […]
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