Recently, Travis Flynn and Dan Kane Jr. stopped by to talk about the Miss DARA pylon racer they donated earlier in the year. Designed in 2012-2013, this model was built in 2015 specifically for the 2015 F3T World Air Game Event in Dubai. Due to a problem with the fuel […]
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New Addition: Covering Material
Thank you to David Trogdon for donating this Microlon covering material! 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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Thanks to Joseph DeJohn for donating this World Engines Digit Migit 3 transmitter! Thanks for helping to grow the collection, Joe!
Continue readingNew Addition: Das Ugly Stick items
George A. Walker worked with Phil Kraft to draw the plans & build the original Das Ugly Stick. He recently donated to the museum, a set of the original hand-drawn plans, as well as the model’s original cowl and pilot figure. Thank you, George, for helping to grow the museum’s […]
Continue readingNew Addition: Thank you tray!
The WRAMs showed Walt Schroder (former editor of Model Airplane News) how much they appreciated him by presenting him with this engraved tray. Recently, John Schroder, in memory of his father, Walt Schroder donated the tray to the museum. Thank, you, John, for helping to grow the museum’s collection! ————————————————————————— […]
Continue readingNew Addition: Pewter Mule
New on exhibit is the Pewter Mule, a model rocket powered by 24 D12 rocket motors and built by Kirby Hinson, Owen Morris and David Glock in 1979. Conceived as a a simulation of an aborted shuttle launch, the Pewter Mule boosted a 1/40th scale Orbiter model to altitude before […]
Continue readingNew Addition: Pin Clamps
Chris Chambers, owner of Rocket City Specialties, donated one of the companies most well-known products, a set of pin clamps which are used to keep cut pieces in place without damaging them. Additionally, he also donated a Piper Fox Comanche kit. Thank you, Chris, for helping to grow the museum’s […]
Continue readingNew Addition: Helicopter Kite
Kirt Blattenberger (AMA 92498) and Steven Krick recently donated two older kits to the museum, including this Parris-Dunn Little Bobby Helicopter Kite kit. Thank you for helping to grow the museum’s collection! By the way, does anyone know if this would really fly? Inquiring minds want to know! ————————————————————————— For […]
Continue readingNew Addition: APC Props
To help the museum share the story of propeller development, APC Propellers has donated 23 props, from the first 1988 APC prototype to modern props used on quadcopters. Thank you to APC Propellers for sharing these with the museum and helping to grow our collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on […]
Continue readingNew Addition: Chronometer Cases
During World War II many modeling companies switched their primary focus to producing war materials. Megow’s was no different, and during the war, they used their kit manufacturing equipment in many ways. One of the products produced was the brass case for a ship’s chronometer (the interior components and wood […]
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