There’s two new pieces of radio control technology in the museum this week. First, a Royal Classic transmitter donated by the Bradbury Family, in memory of Peter’s delight in flying. The second is a British Remcon 6 channel system donated by Geoff Barrance, with thanks to Dave Culver for teaching […]
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OQ-2A on exhibit at the Intrepid
Hey! Where did the OQ-2A go? Its spot at the National Model Aviation Museum is empty. That’s because our OQ-2A has been loaned to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum for their new special exhibit, Drones: Is the Sky the Limit?, which opens May 10, 2017 and runs through […]
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#PatchTuesday, May 2017, week 2
Ah, 1984, a great year! These #PatchTuesday 1984 World Champs patches certainly seem to think so! And, besides who wouldn’t want to travel to Paris or Chicopee, MA? ————————————————————————— 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: 2 Radio Systems
These Challenger 720 and Futaba FP-T8SGH-P radio systems were recently donated by Barry Zehm. Thank you, Barry, 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: Dodgson Designs Windsong
Dodgson Designs is a prominent name in RC Soaring. Bob and Sandy Dodgson, the couple behind the company, recently donated a Dodgson Designs Windsong model sailplane. Flying this model, Bob placed 2nd in the Unlimited Sailplane Class at the 1983 Nats at Westover AFB. Along with the glider, Bob and […]
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#PatchTuesday, May 2017, week 1
More event patches for #PatchTuesday! ————————————————————————— 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: Tone-Aerotrol Transmitter
Walt Good was such a prominent name in early (and later) Radio Control history, it’s no surprise he helped design some RC equipment for production, including this Walt Good’s Tone-Aerotrol Transmitter, manufactured by Berkeley Models. Thanks to Clark Schadle and Vernon Darley for the donation! ————————————————————————— […]
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New Addition: Electron
Flying Models published its first article about an RC model in December 1950. The article, written by Norman Rosenstock, featured Norm’s Electron, a model designed and built by Norm in 1949 specifically to meet the needs and abilities of radio control modeling. Originally controlled via a ground-based transmitter, Norm later […]
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New Addition: PCS Transmitter
Thanks to Jack Poppenhager for donating this PCS transmitter to the museum collection! Thanks, Jack, for helping to grow the museum 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: R-Kitty
In the 1950s, the Army National Guard Anti-Aircraft Artillery Unit used RCAT target drones by Aerolab to practice their gunnery. A smaller Aerolab drone, similar to the RCAT, called the R-Kitty, was used by the RCAT operators to practice flight operations. […]
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