This Babcock Digitran transmitter and Yankee Air Pirate patch were both donated to the museum in memory of Ron Zwicker (1944-2017) by the Zwicker Family. 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 […]
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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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4x a Grand Champion: 1976 Nats Trophies
Robert K. Sifleet had the points to win National Grand Champion in 1976, although he didn’t technically do so because that was the year the AMA stopped awarding the title. (Although at first Bob thought he had gotten a trophy and it was still somewhere in his shed. Subsequent investigation […]
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4x a Grand Champion: From the 1966 Nats
The person in charge of the 1966 Nats graphic designs outdid themselves! I mean take a look at this brochure-type Nats program. (click the image to read the program!) Which was one of several things presented to contestants inside this envelope. And went along with some advertising swag. Cool, huh? […]
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4x a Grand Champion: 1966 Nats Trophies
“Success again” was what Robert K. Sifleet remembers being his first thought when he found out that he had won Grand National Champion at the 1966 Nats. There was a gap of a few years in between his 1962 win and his 1966 win as Bob finished college and settled […]
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