In 1960 the Nats were held at the Naval Air Station in Dallas, TX. Robert K. Sifleet had turned 21 a few months before and it was his first time competing in the Open age division. It was also his first time winning the Grand National Champion, as well as […]
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4x a Grand Champion: What it Takes
It is all well and good to say that one has been a Nationals Grand Champion four times, like Bob Sifleet. But, how does one get to be Grand Champion in the first place? According to the Official Model Aircraft Regulations for 1959-1960, as published by the AMA, want-to-be-Grand-Champions had […]
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4x a Grand Champion: Introduction
Meet Bob. Robert K. Sifleet (Bob) has been modeling since 1945 (he was 6) and competing since 1951. He attended his first Nats in 1954, where he placed 6th in Class B Free Flight. Six years later, in 1960, he won Grand National Champion at the Nats– a title he […]
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Nats 2018 Exhibit Preview: 4x a Grand Champion!
Between 1960 and 1976, Robert K. Sifleet was Grand National Champion (as well as Open National Champion) at the Nationals four times. This summer visit the museum to see all of Bob’s Open National Champion trophies, as well as three of the four Grand National Trophies, and a few others […]
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How do Control Line Speed models go so fast?
Just as there are certain components that help a model airplane to fly, there are certain other designs that help it to fly fast. Everything on the outside of a Control Line model is designed to reduce drag: smaller size, smaller tails, no vertical stabilizer, engine casing, smooth fuselage, etc. […]
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Winning 1930 Boeing P-12B
The talk of the 1930 Airplane Model Contest is on exhibit in the museum from now until Labor Day 2016. The Boeing P-12B had just begun operations for the United States Military in 1930. That same year that William Chaffee built a scale version for the Airplane Model League of […]
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The Nut Family of FF Scale Models
Its not quite finished, but the museum’s Peanut Scale exhibit is coming along – check it out! While generally referred to as the “Peanut Scale” exhibit, the exhibit also features other related classes of Free Flight that are small, scale, and rubber-powered. The centerpiece of the exhibit are the models […]
Continue readingAero-TV: No Small Achievement – AMA’s Extraordinary Model Aviation Museum
A Truly Spectacular Sport Aviation Treasure — For ALL Those Who Love Aviation Join ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, as he relives his childhood start in aviation through model aircraft when he visits the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) headquarters and the AMA Museum located in Muncie, Indiana. In […]
Continue readingNASA’s Inflatable Wing Model Aircraft on Exhibit
The National Model Aviation Museum recently received on loan from NASA the I2000 Inflatable Wing model aircraft. It was placed on exhibit in our Models at Work gallery, alongside other NASA research models we have on loan, including the Moth, Mothership, X-33 drop test model, Space Wedge, and X-38 drop […]
Continue readingAn Honor to be Weird and Wonderful
The Academy of Model Aeronautics and National Model Aviation Museum are honored to be a part of Minnetrista Cultural Center’s “25 Weird and Wonderful Reasons to Love Our Community” exhibit celebrating Minnetrista’s 25th anniversary. The exhibit features 25 mini-exhibits about places and things around Muncie and surrounding communities. These top […]
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