This summer the National Model Aviation Museum is hosting an on-line event titled “#FantasyFreeFlight” based off of the 1915 National Model Aeroplane Competition. (Learn more about the structure of the competition here). • Each week, we’re going to post the competitors that competed in each of the three events in […]
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#FantasyFreeFlight: 1915 National Competition Structure
Sponsored by the Aero Club of America in 1915, the first National Model Aeroplane Competition was formatted for maximum participation without the hassle of travel or shipping models to be proxy flown. Instead, the national contest was actually a series of local events. It worked like this: Each club held […]
Continue readingMarch 2014 Guessing Game, pt. 4
Have you taken a close look at the objects from the museum’s collection that have been posted over the last three weeks? If not, check them out! What do they have in common? Herb noted that “314” was in the address for both the Polk’s Hobbies Van and the Control […]
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Have you been following the images posted the last two weeks (object 1 and object 2)? Figure out what they have in common yet? Today’s item comes from the museum’s Lee Renuad Memorial Library Collection. It is the March 14, 1914 issue of Aero and Hydro, America’s Aviation Weekly. Featured […]
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Did you get a good look at the artifact picture posted last week? You’ll need to look close to see what it has in common with this week’s artifact. If you can spot the common trait between the two, email Maria at mariav@modelaircraft.org. The first person to get in touch […]
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How good are your detail and pattern recognition skills? Today, and the next two Fridays, the museum is going to post pictures of things from the museum’s collection. These three items all have something in common. The first person to email Maria at mariav@modelaircraft.org with the correct answer on what […]
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