Thanks to Camille Goudeseune for sharing this Ikarus Shock-Flyer Super Star kit with the museum! Thanks for helping to grow the museum’s collection Camille! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
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Kwik-Fli, Slow Build: The Kwik-Fli Mk. II
Phil Kraft designed the Kwik-Fli prototype in 1963. His stated reason was “combining high performance with the fastest possible construction time.” Fastest construction time was right – the first Kwik-Flies had no nod to appearance whatsoever, and Phil comments that when he showed up with it at the flying field […]
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New Addition: REFTEC RC System
Thanks to Dr. Dritsas Neophytos of Cyprus for donating this REFTEC Full Module Radio Control system. Thanks for helping to grow the collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build – Series Intro
Meet Beppe! Giuseppe “Beppe” Fascione is a life-long modeler and a retired engineer. In 2011, Beppe challenged himself to build reproductions of four of Phil Kraft model airplanes: Das Ugly Stik, the Kwik-Fli Mk. II, the Kwik-Fli Mk. III, and the Flea Fli. To track each project, Beppe kept a […]
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New Addition: Monogram Aeronca Sedan
This Monogram Aeronca Sedan kit was recently donated in honor of Robert Dierks, by Robert Kleeman. Thank you for helping to grow the museum’s collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
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New Addition, Congratulations, & Happy New Year!
As 2018 closes, lets take a quick minute to congratulate the Charleston Radio Control Society (CRCS) on their 50th anniversary. May the next 50 years prove to be just as successful! Here’s to all the best to every modeler in 2019! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation […]
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New Addition: Roswell Flyer
Advertised as “the most unique RC aircraft in the universe” and as an “alien anti-gravity device”, the Roswell Flyer came out in 1999 after five years of development by the company Area Fifty-One Technologies. As a quadcopter, it isn’t really defying gravity like science fiction would think, but it was […]
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New Addition: Vendetta RC Pylon Racer
This Vendetta Q40 Radio Control Pylon Racer, is the second in a series by Rusty Van Baren. Originally designed in 1995 and flown in 1996, Rusty set an open national record with the model the first time out, flying the course in 1:05.75 (minutes). Because this design was so much […]
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New Addition: Little Toni
With the shine on this finish, it is hard to believe that this model was built over 50 years ago. It isn’t hard to believe, though, that Ted Prasol won the Testors Best Finish Award for this model in 1965. A scale version of a Cosmic Wind Little Toni, the […]
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New Addition: Electric Motors
Dr. Walter I. Thyng helped the museum document the development of electric power with a donation of several motors and gearboxes. Thank you for helping to grow the collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
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