The past few weeks have been very busy here at the museum for several reasons, one of which is the updating of our scale table exhibit. One of the new airplanes that has found a home there is a Chinese AEW, which was built and donated by George Maiorana. This […]
Continue readingUpdate! Hours during IRCHA
Good news! For those traveling to Muncie for IRCHA, the museum will be open for longer hours. Here’s the schedule for this week: Monday, July 29, 2013 and Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Store open: 7am – 6pm Gallery open: 8am – 6pm Wednesday, July 31, 2013: Museum and Store are […]
Continue readingNats hours ending
Visiting Muncie for IRCHA, or just traveling close by in the next few days? If you plan on visiting, don’t forget that the extended hours for Nats end on July 30, 2013. The hours will be switching to the regular summer hours beginning on July 31, 2013. Those hours are: Monday […]
Continue readingHall of Fame Exhibit Installation, Part 5
The Hall of Fame exhibit is almost complete. Here’s the work that has been done since the last update: – All the biographies were saved into the proper file format for the kiosk, and loaded into the kiosk’s computer software. – Life-size photos of some particularly famous members of the Hall […]
Continue readingJoe Konefes’ Buzzard Bombshell
The museum portion of August’s Model Aviation “In the Air” column looks at Joe Konefes’ Buzzard Bombshell in the museum collection. There wasn’t enough room in the column to share all of the information related to the model, so it is shared here in a “deleted scenes” type format. Joe […]
Continue readingMeet the Interns!
The museum is lucky enough to have three interns helping out around here this summer. Here’s your chance to get to know them. My name is Samantha Weaver, a senior at Ball State University in the history department and I am a lover of museums, a nice cup of tea, […]
Continue readingThe wonderful life of balsa wood.
Ochroma lagopus, is the scientific name for balsa wood! Balsa is a Spanish word meaning raft; it got its name for the excellent buoyant characteristics that it possesses. While intern Samantha Weaver was doing research for the new balsa wood exhibit, she came across many facts about the life of […]
Continue readingNew balsa wood exhibit!
Balsa wood is an integral part of building model airplanes. To allow our visitors to learn more about this, we’re in the process of installing an exhibit in the hands-on gallery exploring the life cycle of balsa wood. Here’s the how the exhibit progressed. 1. A stylized balsa tree graphic […]
Continue readingNats Hours
In Muncie for the Nats? Or maybe just because chance took you here? Or are you from Muncie? In any case, don’t forget about the special Nats hours at the National Model Aviation Museum! Monday – Friday: The museum store is open 7am – 6pm The museum galleries are open […]
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