In the April 2017 issue of Model Aviation, the museum requested the donation of three Draganflyer products. Thankfully, one of them, the Draganflyer I, dating from 1999, was donated by Daniel “Super Dan” Fetterly. This Draganflyer I has a great history; it was sold through Probotics of Texas, and used […]
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#PatchTuesday, May 2017, week 5
Did you know that May 30 is Mint Julep day? AND, it is #PatchTuesday! So, sit back, relax, pretend it is 1979 again, and take a sip of this tasty-looking mint julep in the museum’s collection! (just remember it isn’t safe to drink and fly! ————————————————————————— For more information on […]
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New Addition: 2015 US Drone Nationals
In July 2015, at the California State Fair, the first US National Drone Racing Championships brought together over 120 pilots to compete flying multirotors with First-Person-View. Scot Refsland, of the Drone Sports Association, planned the competition and has recently donated a large collection of items to tell the event’s story. […]
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#PatchTuesday, May 2017, week 4
More World Champs patches for #PatchTuesday! Party like it is the 1990s! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
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New Addition: Midwest Esquire
The Midwest Esquire was a popular radio control model in the mid-1950s. Herb Ziegler found this excellent example of one at an estate sale and donated it to the museum. Thank you, Herb, for helping us to grow the museum’s collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation […]
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#PatchTuesday, May 2017, week 3
For this #PatchTuesday enjoy a trip back to the year 1988. Today’s patches also raise the point – was the FAI purposely branding a look for its events that year, or was the graphics person just uninspired? ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, […]
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New Addition: DeHavilland Beaver CO2 FF model
John Morrill’s “Zephyr” compressed air motor and the Free Flight DeHavilland Beaver model it powered are considered to be state of the art in modern compressed air design. Designed in 2007 it won the 2009 SAM Championship mass launch, as well as three ROG events for compressed air models. The […]
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New Addition: Radio Control Equipment
There’s two new pieces of radio control technology in the museum this week. First, a Royal Classic transmitter donated by the Bradbury Family, in memory of Peter’s delight in flying. The second is a British Remcon 6 channel system donated by Geoff Barrance, with thanks to Dave Culver for teaching […]
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OQ-2A on exhibit at the Intrepid
Hey! Where did the OQ-2A go? Its spot at the National Model Aviation Museum is empty. That’s because our OQ-2A has been loaned to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum for their new special exhibit, Drones: Is the Sky the Limit?, which opens May 10, 2017 and runs through […]
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#PatchTuesday, May 2017, week 2
Ah, 1984, a great year! These #PatchTuesday 1984 World Champs patches certainly seem to think so! And, besides who wouldn’t want to travel to Paris or Chicopee, MA? ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
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