The International Tournament of Champions (TOC) was covered widely in the modeling press. Listed below is all of the articles published in the US modeling magazines that the museum been able to find, as well as artifacts related to each event in the museum’s collections. If you know of any […]
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New Addition: Chronometer Cases
During World War II many modeling companies switched their primary focus to producing war materials. Megow’s was no different, and during the war, they used their kit manufacturing equipment in many ways. One of the products produced was the brass case for a ship’s chronometer (the interior components and wood […]
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New Addition: An Original Zipper kit!
Ronald H. Bors visited the museum yesterday and donated, among other things, an original 1940s era Comet Zipper kit. We have the Prototype Zipper in the collection, and an example of a later Zipper, but did not have the complete early kit until now. Ron also shared his memories of […]
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New Addition: Irvine Engine
Thanks to Robert Sifleet for this Irvine 15 ABC engine in the original box! Thank you for helping to grow our collection Bob!
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Introducing the Digital Collections!
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: 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
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New Addition: Winch
During the early 1970s, official Nats events did not include RC Soaring, so the S.O.A.R. club held their own Nats for the discipline These were popular, and multiple launching winches were needed to keep up with pilot demand. S.O.A.R. club co-founder Dan Pruss designed a winch and reached out to […]
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Museum in a Box Intro: Intro to Flight
Short on time? Want a break from the same old curriculum? Not enough funding for a field trip? Why not bring the museum to your classroom with the National Model Aviation Museum’s affordable NEW Museum in a Box Program: Intro to Flight! Designed according to the Indiana State Department of […]
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New Addition: Blue McCoy 29
McCoy red head engines are pretty famous, but did you know that the made a blue head as well? In 1966 they produced the McCoy 29 Custom RC glow engine with a blue painted head. Thanks to Robert W. Schmidt for donating one to the collection! ————————————————————————— For more information […]
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New Addition: Spirit SC
The 1990s were a period of experimentation and changes at the international level of Radio Control Pattern competition (F3A). One of the experimenters was Steve Helms, who with the help of Masaki Hirada, designed the Spirit SC in 1993. The Spirit incorporated several of the new ideas into its design. […]
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