Here’s a snippet of what modeling was like for the model airplane pioneers 100 years ago, in poem form. Hopefully, this puts you in the mood for #FantasyFreeFlight, starting next week! “A Conversation Between A Model Boy and a Passing Old Lady” By Arthur Elton Nealy Lady- Little Boy, what […]
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The Villard Trophy is Here!
The very first trophy awarded for national modeling competition is now at the National Model Aviation Museum. The Henry S. Villard Trophy, is on loan to the AMA from the San Diego Air and Space Museum. It will be on exhibit in the museums Nats exhibit from June to September […]
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Improving the Rocket Collection
Along with all the model airplanes and flying equipment and memorabilia in the collection, the museum also has a small collection of model rockets. When these rockets were received in the mid-1990s little information was documented on their donors and history. A chance discussion with District IV VP Jay Marsh […]
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Xochiyaoyotl Contest Trophy
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Flying a Todi RC Sailplane at the 1973 Xochiyaoyotl contest in Mexico, Stuart Cornew won this trophy. It features a hand-carved miniature Diamant sailplane. Can anyone translate the Spanish for us? The Todi, this trophy, and several similar trophies were donated in 2013 by Stuart Cornew […]
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Taurus in Real Flight 7
Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like to fly Ed Kazmirski’s Taurus? Well, wonder no longer. Thanks to the work of Fly_electric, a digital version of the Taurus is now available to download for your hangar in Real Flight 7. Find it at this link: https://www.knifeedge.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=20534 […]
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Give Your Model Some Fashion Sense with Wheel Pants
Popular Mechanics offered some fashion advice for model airplane enthusiasts in their June 1931 issue – dress your model up with wheel pants! Read more in the Popular Mechanics issue on Google Books. Visit the museum’s website for more information on the National Model Aviation Museum.
Continue readingThe Free Flight Gas Model Big Crate III
Carl V. Carlson was an early pioneer in gas-powered Free Flight models. From 1993-1996 Carl worked with a group of family and friends to reproduce his Big Crate III. In 1934, the original Big Crate III set a national record for gas-powered FF planes in the open division with a […]
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Cliff Riedel’s Stinson Tri-Motor Reunion
For about three years in the late 1960s friends Cliff Riedel and Chet Lanzo worked on building a Stinson Tri-Motor RC model. The completed model was shown at Toledo for several years before being donated to the National Model Aviation Museum in 1986. Last Friday, Cliff Riedel reunited with the […]
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New Addition: McCoy 60 engine
This McCoy 60 Red head with an anodized black body was donated by Theodore “Ted” Kraver. Thank you, Ted, for helping to grow the museum’s collection!
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Bing Autoplan Conservation, pt. 8
Conservators at the ICA – Art Conservation shared some pictures of the progress on the Bing Autoplan. Thanks to Lou C. Holt, Anne Hinebaugh, and Mark Erdmann, all from the ICA, who have been doing the work, sharing pictures and keeping us updated!
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