Beginning in 1948, the OQ-19 target drone was used for decades to train anti-aircraft gunners. The drone was catapult-launched and controlled by radio while gunners tried to shoot it down. Once contact with the radio system was lost, the model came to the ground under parachute before being retrieved. One […]
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#NatsHats: Art’s Pith Helmet
The original blue color of this pith helmet wasn’t bright enough for Art Laneau. So, he decided to add some glitter. Credit: Art Laneau’s Pith Helmet, National Model Aviation Museum Permanent Collection. Donated by Arthur Laneau, 1996.64.01. Share a picture of your own personal shade by using the #NatsHats at […]
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#NatsHats: Introduction
If you have to wear something on your head to keep the sun out of your eyes while flying, you might as well show off a bit of your personality at the same time, right? Modelers of yesteryear certainly thought so! Check out all the headgear by clicking through the […]
Continue readingNational Model Aviation Museum Summer Hours 2014
For more information on planning your visit, see: https://www.modelaircraft.org/museum/museuminfo.aspx
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Bing Autoplan Conservation, pt. 7
Hey, it is an update on the Bing Autoplan! It has been awhile, sorry, but there was some logistics and paperwork that needed to be completed to finalize the conservation plans. It took time, but progress is being made. Covering: Remember how in the last post about the Bing Autoplan […]
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New Addition: FQM-117B Radio Receiver
Used originally for training purposes, the FQM-117B served as a radio-controlled flying foam target. Knowing that we had one of these aircraft in the collection, Michael Clark salvaged a receiver out of a crate of surplus FQM-117Bs and donated the receiver to the museum. Thanks, Michael, for the donation!
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New Addition: Whistler Gyrocopter
Whether you call it a Model Autogyro, or a Model Gyrocopter, John R. Lane donated one to the museum today. It was built by John Wojtowicz from a Whistler kit by original designer John Kallend. Powered by an O.S. FS20 engine the model has a rotor diameter of 42 1/4″ […]
Continue readingSee the RC 747 SCA and Shuttle Test Models This Summer
The 1/40-scale RC Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and Space Shuttle test models are going on another adventure. Next spring the models will be sent on loan to Space Center Houston to be displayed as part of their full-size shuttle/SCA exhibit featuring the original shuttle carrier aircraft. The exhibit will […]
Continue readingWhat Do You Have to Donate?
Do you have a model that you think should be in the National Model Aviation Museum? The museum wants to know about it! The next meeting of the Acquisition Committee, the group that reviews and votes on donations of model airplanes, is July 30, 2014. That leaves plenty of time […]
Continue readingNew Addition: Byro-Drive
Thanks to William W. (Bill) Gray Jr., AMA 8484, for contributing to the ongoing effort to locate parts to restore our Byron Originals P-51D. Bill donated a Byro-Drive Reduction Unit for use in the model. Thanks, Bill, for the donation!
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