Here’s a snippet of what modeling was like for the model airplane pioneers 100 years ago, in poem form. Hopefully, this puts you in the mood for #FantasyFreeFlight, starting next week! “A Conversation Between A Model Boy and a Passing Old Lady” By Arthur Elton Nealy Lady- Little Boy, what […]
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The Villard Trophy is Here!
The very first trophy awarded for national modeling competition is now at the National Model Aviation Museum. The Henry S. Villard Trophy, is on loan to the AMA from the San Diego Air and Space Museum. It will be on exhibit in the museums Nats exhibit from June to September […]
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WAA-08 Exhibit: Introduction
Wings Across America 2008: The Journey of the SQuiRT, Introduction For over five years waa-08.org was the central place for information on the Wings Across America 2008 (WAA-08) project. Created in 2008, WAA-08 united a group of modelers intent on flying a radio-controlled, electric-powered model called the SQuiRT around the […]
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WAA-08 Exhibit: Photographs
Wings Across America 2008: The Journey of the SQuiRT, The Exhibit The Wings Across America 2008 exhibit at the National Model Aviation Museum contains the SQuiRT, the famed Good Luck hot dog, the radio equipment, and a sample of the types of spare equipment and other items that were stored […]
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WAA-08 Exhibit: The SQuiRT
Wings Across America 2008: The Journey of the SQuiRT, The SQuiRT Itself The SQuiRT, (Simple-Quiet-Robust-Trainer) an electric Park Flyer model was selected the best choice of a model to ship around the country as part of the Wings Across America 2008 event due to its sturdiness and simplicity. The WAA-08 […]
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WAA-08 Exhibit: Artifacts
Wings Across America 2008: The Journey of the SQuiRT, Fun Artifacts The SQuiRT’s travel case not only contained the necessary flying equipment, but also some other items, just for fun. Frank included the dog toy in the travel case as a joke; as he thought it would be funny for […]
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WAA-08 Exhibit: Traveling Around
Wings Across America 2008: The Journey of the SQuiRT, The Travel Case Traveling around the country can be tedious and damaging. To make sure the SQuiRT survived the trip Steve Griffin designed and built a custom travel box specifically for the plane and support equipment. The plane, wings, electronics, and […]
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WAA-08 Exhibit: Logbooks
Wings Across America 2008: The Journey of the SQuiRT, The Logbooks Each registered pilot added one page to the SQuiRT’s logbook. By the end of the five-year journey, three logbooks were complete. On their page, the pilots included statements regarding the weather and the success or problems of the flight. […]
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Bing Autoplan Conservation, pt. 11
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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