Flying the Stratolark, Francis Heeb won the Mulvihill contest for the 3rd time in 1965. The Stratolark, which combined two of Frank’s previous Wakefield designs, boasts a 56″ fuselage, 300 square inch wing area and a hand-carved 24-28 prop. With a wing loading of 2.85 ozs. per 100 square inches […]
Continue reading#Patch Tuesday: Club Patches, pt. 8
Are you enjoying #ClubTuesday! Let the museum staff know in the comments and we’ll keep it going – we’ve hundreds more to share! Interested in having your club’s items in the museum collection? Contact Maria at mariav@modelaircraft.org, or 1-800-435-9262, ext. 508. The museum is also interested in your club’s story. […]
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Remembering AMA team member Robert “Bob” Abernathy
For more than 25 years Bob Abernathy shared his love for of aviation with adults and children who visited the National Model Aviation Museum. Bob served as a tour guide for the museum, and loved to share his knowledge about the artifacts in the museum with whoever walked through the […]
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Adventures in Digital Engagement
The National Model Aviation Museum has made its debut in the digital landscape with a humble live broadcast. At almost 3,000 views, #AskClaire was easily the most successful and ambitious attempt at digital engagement the Museum has ever made. Taking inspiration from other museums, the staff took just four things […]
Continue reading#PatchTuesday: Club Patches, pt. 7
Interested in having your club’s items in the museum collection? Contact Maria at mariav@modelaircraft.org, or 1-800-435-9262, ext. 508. The museum is also interested in your club’s story. Share it as part of the History Project! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and […]
Continue reading#PatchTuesday: Club Patches, pt. 6
The museum has hundreds of patches, stickers, and decals from clubs across the country in its collection. Here’s just 3 and there will be more shared in the weeks ahead. Interested in having your club’s items in the museum collection? Contact Maria at mariav@modelaircraft.org, or 1-800-435-9262, ext. 508. The museum […]
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Coming Soon: Artifact Photos That Spin
The National Model Aviation Museum has recently acquired a new piece of equipment that allows us to take high-resolution 360 degree spherical photographs of objects. With the rig, we have the ability to not only take spherical 360 photographs of an object, but also hemi-spherical (180 degrees), single angle 360 […]
Continue reading#PatchTuesday: Club Patches, pt. 5
Yet more Club Patches! Interested in having your club’s items in the museum collection? Contact Maria at mariav@modelaircraft.org, or 1-800-435-9262, ext. 508. The museum is also interested in your club’s story. Share it as part of the History Project! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including […]
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Dreamfest 2016!
Museum staff members Michael Smith and Dillon Carpenter had a lot of fun on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at TEAMwork for Quality Living’s Dreamfest fundraiser. Billed as an “experience festival,” Dreamfest encouraged participants to find and enjoy new hobbies. Provided experiences included working with clay & creating art, belly-dancing, and […]
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2016 Fall Hours begin on September 1st!
The changing of the season means that the museum’s hours change as well. Beginning on September 1, 2016, the museum will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm. The museum is closed Mondays. Please keep in mind that this means the museum will be closed on Labor Day, […]
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