AMA Plans Service now has a new plan for sale! The Ritchie-Wertz Company’s Biplane Bomber, designed by Charles Hampson Grant in 1919. The Biplane Bomber in the museum’s collection is damaged and missing the tail and a wing. Museum Volunteer Gary Rice has spent about six months drawing a complete […]
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New Addition: Radio Control Equipment
There’s two new pieces of radio control technology in the museum this week. First, a Royal Classic transmitter donated by the Bradbury Family, in memory of Peter’s delight in flying. The second is a British Remcon 6 channel system donated by Geoff Barrance, with thanks to Dave Culver for teaching […]
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OQ-2A on exhibit at the Intrepid
Hey! Where did the OQ-2A go? Its spot at the National Model Aviation Museum is empty. That’s because our OQ-2A has been loaned to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum for their new special exhibit, Drones: Is the Sky the Limit?, which opens May 10, 2017 and runs through […]
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1939 Inverted CL Flight
Roy Mayes is believed to be the first person to fly a Control Line model inverted. Mayes’ 1939 flight was with a Free Flight model converted to Control Line by the addition of a bell crank and elevator. In 2011, Ron Wittman built a reproduction of Mayes’ model airplane for […]
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Trans-Atlantic Model Flight Equipment
In August 2003, Maynard L. Hill flew a model airplane, referred to as the TAM 5, from Newfoundland to Ireland. The total flight took 38 hours, 52 minutes and 19 seconds and covered 1,881.6 miles. To make the flight possible, Maynard spent years researching aeromodelling design and engine fuel mixtures. […]
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AMA Membership Cards: A Timeline
Have membership questions? Contact AMA membership via the helpline at 1-800-435-9262 (I FLY AMA) ext. 129 or by email at membership@modelaircraft.org. The AMA Membership FAQ page can be found at https://www.modelaircraft.org/membership/membership-faq. Being a card-carrying member of the AMA brings a lot of benefits. Over the years the membership cards themselves have changed drastically. Here’s […]
Continue reading2017 National Model Aviation Museum Hours
2017 National Model Aviation Museum Hours January 1 – March 31 Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00am – 4:00pm Sunday – Monday: Closed Special Holiday Hours New Year’s Day (Monday, January 2): Closed Presidents’ Day (Monday, February 20): Closed April 1 – May 31 Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00am – 4:00pm Monday: Closed […]
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2016 in Review: Top 5 Blog Posts
Ah, December. That month when everyone is talking about what happened in 2016 and making predictions for 2017. Here at the National Model Aviation Museum we’re doing the same. Presenting: The top five viewed posts to the museum’s blog! Number 1: SpaceShipOne RC Test Model is Here! Number 2: Winning […]
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Adventures in Digital Engagement
The National Model Aviation Museum has made its debut in the digital landscape with a humble live broadcast. At almost 3,000 views, #AskClaire was easily the most successful and ambitious attempt at digital engagement the Museum has ever made. Taking inspiration from other museums, the staff took just four things […]
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Coming Soon: Artifact Photos That Spin
The National Model Aviation Museum has recently acquired a new piece of equipment that allows us to take high-resolution 360 degree spherical photographs of objects. With the rig, we have the ability to not only take spherical 360 photographs of an object, but also hemi-spherical (180 degrees), single angle 360 […]
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