To better honor those in the AMA Model Aviation Hall of Fame, the museum is installing a graphic exhibit and computer kiosk in the museum’s front lobby. As the installation of the exhibit progresses, we will be updating the museum’s blog with pictures.
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New Museum Patron Promotion
Starting February 1 through August 31 2013, anyone who signs up to be a National Model Aviation Museum Patron will receive a coupon for 20% from the AMA Plans Service. The 20% off will apply towards your entire plans purchase. The AMA Plans Service offers roughly 18,000 aircraft plans for […]
Continue readingBehind Glass
“I love the old: when it’s behind glass. Thank God for 2.4.” This comment was recently left in regards to the museum’s radio control equipment exhibit, which encourages visitors to leave comments and information about the radios on display. It raises a good point – the past is the past, and […]
Continue readingClosing update
December 26, 2012, the museum will be CLOSED due to the winter storm happening in Indiana. Updates about our hours for the rest of the week will be made to the museum website as information is available. See https://www.modelaircraft.org/museum/museuminfo.aspx for further information.
Continue readingMuseum Holiday Hours
If you are planning on visiting the museum during your holiday travels, please note that the museum will be closed on the days listed below, so that staff and volunteers can enjoy time with their family and friends. Dates & times closed: Thursday, December 20, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Monday, December […]
Continue readingLanding Party a success!
A great time was had by all! The Landing Party, held on November 17, 2012 to welcome back to the museum the 1/40-scale test models of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and Space Shuttle from their trip to Los Angeles aboard NASA’s full-scale Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was a great success. The party […]
Continue readingMiss Shirley 360
Oba St. Clair designed, built, and flew the first Control Line model, the Miss Shirley, in 1937. A reproduction of the Miss Shirley was built for the museum and unveiled this year. You can now see a full rotating 360 view of the model aircraft at this link: https://www.modelaircraft.org/museum/missshirley.aspx If […]
Continue readingLanding Party on Saturday November 17, 2012
You’re invited to a free party welcoming back to Muncie’s National Model Aviation Museum the 1/40-scale test models sent along with NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft as it brought the Space Shuttle Endeavour to Los Angeles. Also returning to the museum after a loan to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis are five NASA research […]
Continue readingHours Switch
The leaves are falling and the museum is shortening its hours for the winter season. Beginning November 1, 2012, the National Model Aviation Museum will be open during the following times: Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum will be closed every Sunday, as well as Thanksgiving Day, Christmas […]
Continue readingSleuthing in the library
The case: Identify a book discussing building and flying model aeroplanes. The information and drawings in the book refer to tractor monoplanes and strip rubber, and doesn’t make any mention of balsa wood. Unfortunately, the cover and title pages are missing so other than obvious age, there is little information […]
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