The museum has hundreds of patches, stickers, and decals from clubs across the country in its collection. Here’s just 3 and there will be more shared in the weeks ahead. 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 […]
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Coming Soon: Artifact Photos That Spin
The National Model Aviation Museum has recently acquired a new piece of equipment that allows us to take high-resolution 360 degree spherical photographs of objects. With the rig, we have the ability to not only take spherical 360 photographs of an object, but also hemi-spherical (180 degrees), single angle 360 […]
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Yet more Club Patches! 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 […]
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Dreamfest 2016!
Museum staff members Michael Smith and Dillon Carpenter had a lot of fun on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at TEAMwork for Quality Living’s Dreamfest fundraiser. Billed as an “experience festival,” Dreamfest encouraged participants to find and enjoy new hobbies. Provided experiences included working with clay & creating art, belly-dancing, and […]
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2016 Fall Hours begin on September 1st!
The changing of the season means that the museum’s hours change as well. Beginning on September 1, 2016, the museum will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm. The museum is closed Mondays. Please keep in mind that this means the museum will be closed on Labor Day, […]
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New Addition: Early RC System
Andrew “Hob” Davis and Halsey Sheffield built this radio system in 1947-1948. The system combined a ground-based battery unit supporting a hand-held transmitter, and of course the receiver in the model. This system flew in two models, a Berkeley Buccaneer and a 40″ wingspan Pixie. Thanks, Hob, for helping to […]
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New Addition: Hinode Radio System
The Hinode Denko Company was not represented in the museum’s collection until Jimmy Black donated this Hinode Single Channel Proportional System in honor of his father, Ken Black. The system contains a transmitter, receiver and two servos. Thanks, Jimmy, for helping to grow the museum’s collection! ————————————————————————— For more information […]
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New Addition: Lomcovak’s Logger
Want to know how high your model has flown? You need an altitude logger. Thanks to Gary Fogel, for donating this modern electric Lomcovak’s Logger. Thanks, Gary, for helping to grow the museum’s collection!
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More Club Patches! This week features the St. Louis Thermaleers, Waterloo, Iowa Blackhawk Pilots, and the East Coast Swamp Flyers Club. 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 […]
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New Addition: O.S. Minitron Radio System
Steve Mills, AMA #1836, donated an O.S. Minitron Radio System in the original packaging. The system contains transmitter model TX-6SB and receiver model RS-6; an escapement was not provided. There’s some wear on the outer box, but the inner packaging and the equipment itself is brand new. Thanks, Steve, for […]
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