K&B Torpedo 19 green head model engines were first manufactured in 1953. This one was well-used before being donated to the museum by Dave Platt. Thanks, Dave, for helping to grow the museum’s collection. For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees […]
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#NatsHats: 1979 Nats Caps
At the 1979 Nats, if you weren’t lucky enough to get one of the yellow “Official” caps with the logo printed on it, then you were even luckier because you got a host of other colors to choose from. Between the bright, primary colors and the smiling ear of […]
Continue readingNew Addition: Fitzpatrick .61
This shiny, never run Fitzpatrick .61 engine, complete with its original packaging and instructions, was donated to the museum this afternoon by Basil P. Cooper, Jr. Thanks, Basil, for helping to grow the museum’s collection! For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: […]
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#NatsHats: 1986 Nats Cap
A flying alligator? Sounds like your next foamie project. I’m pretty sure that it’ll win the contest when alligators fly. Picture credit: 1986 Nats Cap, National Model Aviation Museum Permanent Collection. Donated by Bob Underwood, 2004.50.09.
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#NatsHats: Some Like it Plain
Not everyone is in to the gliz and glam of Art Laneau’s style. According to this picture, most pith helmets went undecorated. Undecorated, maybe, but clean not so much. Share a picture of your own personal shade by using the #NatsHats at the AMA’s Twitter account, or the museum’s Facebook. For […]
Continue readingNew Addition: OQ-19 Propeller
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 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 readingRestoration of the White Mystery
Flying the White Mystery, Elmer Wasman placed third in the first RC Nats in 1937. The White Mystery had an elaborate control system based on wind-driven controls. Walt Good has a detailed description of the controls in the April 1986 issue of Model Aviation in the article, “History of RC […]
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