This is a Pitts Pellet Goodyear/Formula One Racer built as a peanut scale model. It was recently donated to the museum by Stephen Griebling- The Cleveland Free Flight Society, In Memory of Dan Kane. Stephen comments that that low wing designs like these are good choices for peanut-scale models because […]
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New Addition: Cumulus RC Sailplane
Concrete runways are hard on sailplanes. Barbara K. Henon learned this fact at Mile Square in Southern CA while flying her Graupner Cumulus RC Sailplane during the national League of Silent Flight contest in 1972. Barbara won the contest, but the Cumulus ended it beat up and dirty, although that […]
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New Addition: Torrey Pines Gulls T-shirt
Modelers began flying RC Sailplanes at Torrey Pines Gliderport in San Diego, CA during the 1950s. Eventually, to help organize the flight activities, the Torrey Pines Gulls RC Club was formed. Longstanding club member Gary Fogel wore this shirt sometime in the late 1990s. Thanks, Gary, for donating it […]
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New Addition: Pylon racing signalling system
Thank you to CAPS (the Canadian American Pylon Society) for donating the light system used to signal how the racing aircraft performed around the turn at the 1st pylon, and the lap counters. Both are a great addition to the museum’s collection, helping to show development of safety practices and […]
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New Addition: Ecktronics Pacesetter Radio System
“Enjoy Radio Control, the King of Hobbies” declares this Ecktronics Pacesetter packaging. The full Ecktronics radio system in its original packaging was recently donated to the museum along with an Orbit MK II system by Roger W. Lufkin. Thanks, Roger, for helping to grow the museum’s collection!
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New Addition: Kraft Gimlet
Before Phil Kraft opened his own radio control equipment company, he designed the RC Gimlet, featured in Model Airplane News October 1956. J.M. Piednoir built this reproduction from plans obtained from AMA’s Plan Service for competition in the Vintage Radio Control Society (VRCS). The engine, a Holland Hornet .049, was […]
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New Addition: 50th Anniversary Cox Pitts Special
Many thanks to Herb Schubert for donating a 50th Anniversary Edition of the Cox Pitts Special. This little CL model is gold-metalized, and although able to fly, was primarily designed for display purposes. Thank you, Herb!
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New Addition: Heat Sealing Tools
Equipment used to build model airplanes is an important part of the aeromodeling story, and one of the most under-represented areas of the museum’s collection. AMA member 11424 helped correct this recently by donating two heat sealing irons for Monokote. One of the irons is by the Royal company, and […]
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New Addition: Kyosho Hyperfly Kit & Model Helicopter
K. Dave Herbert thought that learning to fly a model helicopter would be easier if the tail rotor was taken out of consideration. A great deal of research proved this to be true, and resulted in the Hyperfly, a kit designed by Herbert and manufactured by Kyosho. One of the […]
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Fall & Winter 2015 Museum Hours
The days are shortening, and so are the hours of the National Model Aviation Museum shortening for the winter as well. Beginning, Monday, September 7, 2015 the hours of the museum will be: Tuesday through Saturday Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Closed Sunday, Monday In addition we will be […]
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