In January, the 101-year old Bing Autoplan went on display at the museum. We recently moved the display case to a prominent place at the entrance of the gallery. In the coming weeks, this exhibit is going to be expanded with text as well as other examples of other model […]
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Improving the Rocket Collection
Along with all the model airplanes and flying equipment and memorabilia in the collection, the museum also has a small collection of model rockets. When these rockets were received in the mid-1990s little information was documented on their donors and history. A chance discussion with District IV VP Jay Marsh […]
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Xochiyaoyotl Contest Trophy
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Flying a Todi RC Sailplane at the 1973 Xochiyaoyotl contest in Mexico, Stuart Cornew won this trophy. It features a hand-carved miniature Diamant sailplane. Can anyone translate the Spanish for us? The Todi, this trophy, and several similar trophies were donated in 2013 by Stuart Cornew […]
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New Addition: Kits and RC Equipment
We’ve received two great donations in April. The first is a small collection of Cleveland Scale Flying kits from Bob S. Lundy. Bob seemed to focus his collecting on racing models, and the donated kits include a Laird Solution and a Gee Bee. The second is a donation of radio […]
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New Addition: Spitfire CL kit
Thanks to the Sierra Sagebrush Flyers, Inc. of Gardnerville, NV for this unassembled Mel Anderson Mfg. Co Spitfire F-45 kit, complete with Baby Spitfire .045 engine. It makes a great addition to our Control Line kit collection. Thanks Sierra Sagebrush Flyers, Inc. for helping grow the collection!
Continue readingSpring 2015 Museum Hours
The National Model Aviation Museum is now officially on its Spring Hours. They are: Tuesday through Sunday: 10:00am to 4:00pm Closed Monday These hours run until May 25, 2015. Visit the museum’s website for a complete list of hours for the year. We hope to see you soon!
Continue readingNew Addition: R-Bee-110
Model Helicopters were gaining popularity in the mid-1970s and helicopter plans and kits were appearing in large numbers. One of these was the R-Bee-110, designed by Bob Benson. Noted in the preface to Bob’s construction article which appeared in R/C Sportsman September 1976, the editors said that not only was […]
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New Addition: Early Multi-Rotors
The recent proliferation and popularity of multi-rotors makes it easy to think that these are something new. And, while they are new, in the grand scheme of things, the idea of them has been around since about 1930. To tell the story of this up-and-coming subset of model aviation, the […]
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The earliest small scale flying model
What do you know about the history of early Free Flight models? The museum is looking for the earliest advertised kit or published plan of a scale model with a wingspan of 13″ or less. There’s some history below to jog your memory. If you have anything to share, please […]
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The Walt Billett Loving Cup Group
At first glance, this picture doesn’t look too creepy, right? It is pretty normal, all the men who have won the Walt Billett Loving Cup posing with the trophy. Except, look a bit closer. Not all these men are who they seem to be. Look for more info on the […]
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