Today’s #PatchTuesday! Featured clubs are: Manned Spacecraft Center Radio Control Club Aero R/C Club of Flint, MI Beaver County Model Airplane Club, Inc. ————————————————————————— 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: Kraft Series Eighty
Thanks to “Red” Mathewson of Syracuse, NY for donating this Kraft Series Eighty Radio System. We appreciate the help growing the museum’s collection of Kraft equipment! ————————————————————————— 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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#PatchTuesday, October 2016, Week 1
#PatchTuesday was a success, so it is continuing on! Today we’re sharing three club patches/decals that were shared with the museum since #PatchTuesday began. Want to share your club’s patch? Email Maria at mariav@modelaircraft.org. Thanks to these three clubs for helping grow the museum’s collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on […]
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Museum Winter Hours 2016-2017
It is getting colder and the flying season is over. As such, it is time, once again, to change the museum’s hours. We are now open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Closed on Monday and Sunday. These hours will last all winter to Spring 2017. Hope to see […]
Continue reading#PatchTuesdy: Club Patches, pt. 9
There’s so many club patches in our collection, we’ve barely scratched the surface. Here’s a few more! Interested in having your club’s items in the museum collection? Contact Maria at mariav@modelaircraft.org, or 1-800-435-9262, ext. 508. The museum is also interested in your club’s story. Share it as part of the […]
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New Addition: Kits!
Five kits, including a World Engines Robin Hood and a Motor Plane TK-1 were donated in memory of William Jackson (Bill) Rivers. Thank you for helping to grow the collection! ————————————————————————— 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: Stratolark
Flying the Stratolark, Francis Heeb won the Mulvihill contest for the 3rd time in 1965. The Stratolark, which combined two of Frank’s previous Wakefield designs, boasts a 56″ fuselage, 300 square inch wing area and a hand-carved 24-28 prop. With a wing loading of 2.85 ozs. per 100 square inches […]
Continue reading#Patch Tuesday: Club Patches, pt. 8
Are you enjoying #ClubTuesday! Let the museum staff know in the comments and we’ll keep it going – we’ve hundreds more to share! Interested in having your club’s items in the museum collection? Contact Maria at mariav@modelaircraft.org, or 1-800-435-9262, ext. 508. The museum is also interested in your club’s story. […]
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Adventures in Digital Engagement
The National Model Aviation Museum has made its debut in the digital landscape with a humble live broadcast. At almost 3,000 views, #AskClaire was easily the most successful and ambitious attempt at digital engagement the Museum has ever made. Taking inspiration from other museums, the staff took just four things […]
Continue reading#PatchTuesday: Club Patches, pt. 7
Interested in having your club’s items in the museum collection? Contact Maria at mariav@modelaircraft.org, or 1-800-435-9262, ext. 508. The museum is also interested in your club’s story. Share it as part of the History Project! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and […]
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