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 […]
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 […]
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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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New Additions to Start off 2015
We’re starting 2015 off right with several great new donations to the collections. Received already this year: All of these items are going into the permanent collection. Mr. McGlothlin also donated: Thanks to Phillip P. Koury, the Richard Shultz family and Charles W. McGlothlin, Jr. for helping us grow the […]
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