Do you have a model that you think should be in the National Model Aviation Museum? The museum wants to know about it! The next meeting of the Acquisition Committee, the group that reviews and votes on donations of model airplanes, is July 30, 2014. That leaves plenty of time […]
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Extension of Spring Hours
The museum has decided to extend our spring hours until July 6, 2014. Our Spring Hours are: Tuesday – Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM Closed Monday This means that we will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2014. As for other holidays, we will be open on […]
Continue readingRestoration of the White Mystery
Flying the White Mystery, Elmer Wasman placed third in the first RC Nats in 1937. The White Mystery had an elaborate control system based on wind-driven controls. Walt Good has a detailed description of the controls in the April 1986 issue of Model Aviation in the article, “History of RC […]
Continue readingNew Addition: 1978 Tournament of Champions artifacts
Yesterday, Denis and Pat Donohue paid a visit to the museum to deliver Denis’ 1978 Tournament of Champions entry, an RC scale version of Henry Haigh’s Super Star. This model won the George C. Johnson Award for the best scale model entered into the 1978 ToC. Along with the model, […]
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Incoming Loan from Dr. Roberts
In 1989, Dr. David Roberts loaned two models to the National Model Aviation Museum. The models, a Stuka Ju-87 and a Mitsubishi A6M Zero, are both well-built, detailed, static scale models, most likely built from Guillow’s kits. Due to the loan status, there is some question about who owns the […]
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New Addition: Kayeff, Inc. kits
After being manufactured in Japan and distributed through Kayeff, Inc. a company based in Arcadia, CA, three Control Line kits – a Texan T-6G, Curtiss P-40E and a Skyraider – found their way to Val’s Model Center in El Centro, CA. Eventually these three kits found their way to James […]
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Preservation Week 2014: Storing Large Models
Models airplanes are graceful in the air, but often can be clunky, bulky, and hard to handle on the ground. These characteristics make finding a method of storing a large number of them rather difficult, especially when preservation needs – like protecting against light, dust, pests, and bad handling come […]
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New Addition: Radio Systems
Mike Smith helped complete the museum’s collection of radio equipment by donating four radio systems: an 8-channel Digimite Proportional, an OS Reed, a Micro-Avionics XL-1C, and a Webra Picco. Thank you, Mike, for helping build the museum’s collection. Picture credit: National Model Aviation Museum Collection, donated by Mike Smith, 2014.19.
Continue readingFaces from 1938, pt. 4
This is your last chance to help us figure out the names of the mysterious modelers who attended the Annual Miniature Airplane Contest, held in Kansas City, MO on October 2, 1938, as described in the “History Preserved” column of the April 2014 issue of Model Aviation. This is the […]
Continue readingFaces from 1938, pt. 3
This is your third chance to help us figure out the names of the mysterious flyers who attended the Annual Miniature Airplane Contest of October 2, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri, as described in the “History Preserved” column of the April 2014 issue of Model Aviation. Here is the mid-right […]
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