Have you ever wanted to peek into the museum’s storage and see what the museum has in its collection? Or, want to know if the museum’s library has a certain book? Well, now you can – from home! Part of the museum’s object and library database are now publicly available […]
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New Addition: Kraft Bicentennial
1976 was the the Bicentennial of the United States, and Kraft Systems celebrating my naming their 1976 system the Bicentennial Series. This one was donated to the museum’s collection earlier this year by Dave Mathewson, in memory of his father, Myron Mathewson. Thank you for helping grow the museum’s collection! […]
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New Addition: Lots of Patches!
As an active modeler for many, many years, Jerry Epps just kept collecting patches from various clubs and events. Earlier this year he gifted about 45 of them to the museum. Thank you, Jerry, for helping to grow the museum’s collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation […]
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Kwik-Fli, Slow Build: 8 April 2011
8 April 2011. I’m carving all the fuselages, and this is the Mk. II! The shaping is not that bad, and I’m quite confident the tank hatch will look better than the previous one. I have to remember to glue some nose block in place before attempting the final shape […]
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: 2 April 2011
2 April 2011. I have cut the two 1/16” plywood “formers” for the top hatch and then I’ll be ready to start shaping. I made a little mistake and the hatch will be thin as a sole, like the other time, unless I make a last minute modification. I think […]
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New Addition: F&M Digital-5
This F&M Electronics Digital-5 complete radio system was donated to the museum by Gary Culver, in honor of his father, Harlan Culver. ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: 24 March 2011
24 March 2011. The front bottom has been glued, as well as the plywood reinforcements in the fuse around the wing rubber band pegs. I know that in that area the fuse sides are doubled, but I prefer to be safe than sorry… Here also it’s time to glue […]
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: 21 March 2011
21 March 2011. I glued the firewall, and now I can glue the bottom piece (3/32 plywood) and start gluing the block in the nose. At the same time, while the epoxy was setting, I cut first and then glued together, the 1/8 balsa cross grain pieces that will constitute […]
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: 16 March 2011
16 March 2011. Following the Mk. III concepts, I prepared the fuse sides according to the Mk. II drawing, the tri-stock and the additional longerons, and I started the assembly of the fuse. I’ve to admit that, once you become familiar with the sequence, everything is very easy and the […]
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: 9 March 2011
9 March 2011. I started, I started, I started!!! Well, nothing major, but I started both the Mk. III and the Mk. II horizontal stabilizer. The Mk. III is one step ahead, as I was able to glue the frame on one side of the 1/16” covering. The Mk. II […]
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