Watch out, she’s pretty scary. And spooky. And creepy. And she really flies. It isn’t a Halloween trick, either. She’s a flying witch. Because, she’s really a radio-controlled model airplane, powered by a Super Tigre .61 engine. Her name is Sandy. Sandy was built in 1982 by Stanley J. Hyman, […]
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New Addition: Hitech Ranger
Many thanks to Donald Sudbury, who donated this Hitech Ranger 2 channel AM system in its original packaging to the museum recently. Mr. Sudbury, made the donation in memory of his father, Allen Sudbury, AMA number 22806. Thanks for helping us grow the collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on the […]
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New Addition: JR 10X
Robert L. Shepard is helping us bring the collection of JR transmitters up to date by this donation of a JR 10X transmitter. The transmitter features a module allowing the it to work on the 2.4GHz spectrum. Thanks for helping us grow the collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on the […]
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New Addition: Winch
During the early 1970s, official Nats events did not include RC Soaring, so the S.O.A.R. club held their own Nats for the discipline These were popular, and multiple launching winches were needed to keep up with pilot demand. S.O.A.R. club co-founder Dan Pruss designed a winch and reached out to […]
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Museum in a Box Intro: Intro to Flight
Short on time? Want a break from the same old curriculum? Not enough funding for a field trip? Why not bring the museum to your classroom with the National Model Aviation Museum’s affordable NEW Museum in a Box Program: Intro to Flight! Designed according to the Indiana State Department of […]
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New Addition: Blue McCoy 29
McCoy red head engines are pretty famous, but did you know that the made a blue head as well? In 1966 they produced the McCoy 29 Custom RC glow engine with a blue painted head. Thanks to Robert W. Schmidt for donating one to the collection! ————————————————————————— For more information […]
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New Addition: Spirit SC
The 1990s were a period of experimentation and changes at the international level of Radio Control Pattern competition (F3A). One of the experimenters was Steve Helms, who with the help of Masaki Hirada, designed the Spirit SC in 1993. The Spirit incorporated several of the new ideas into its design. […]
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4x a Grand Champion: Conclusion
Bob Sifleet’s modeling career continued after 1976. He represented the United States on multiple teams for F1E and F1C competition on the international level, and managed three United States Junior Free Flight FAI teams. In 2003, he was World Champion for F1E (Free Flight Slope Soaring), and he placed 2nd […]
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4x a Grand Champion: From the 1976 Nats
The 1976 were billed as the 50th Nats, an anniversary celebration to go along with Bicentennial of the United States. Held at three sites in central Ohio, the 1976 Nats was a busy one – there was the traveling back and forth between locations for different events, as well as […]
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New Addition: CL Pesco Special
In the late 1950s, the Gulf Hawks Club of Northern Florida revived the Thompson Trophy Air Races by racing 1/12 scale CL profile models of famous racers. After a description of the event was published in American Aircraft Modeler in September 1959, this form of modeling caught on and, after […]
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