August 2015: After research into the beginnings of Peanut Scale, museum volunteer Vance Gilbert begins building a reproduction of Henry Struck’s Howard Pete, built from Dallaire Plans. Flying the Howard Pete, Struck won the first Peanut Scale contest at a 1967 Flying Aces competition. Vance documented the build process with […]
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New Addition: CL Speed Models
Jim Wade devoted two years to breaking the 100 mph barrier in 1/2A Proto Speed. He finally succeed, flying at 101.48 mph with the Eagle I on December 1, 1974. It was the first time the 100 mph had been broken in any 1/2A Proto Speed age division and he […]
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New Addition: O.S. Minitron RC Multi Servo
This O.S. Minitron compound servo, model number S-802, weighs 11.8 ounces. Once installed, the servo allowed for elevator, elevator trim, rudder, and engine control and could be installed in a 10-channel or 6-channel system. The servo, complete with its original packaging and instructions, was donated to the museum by Joe […]
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New Addition: Two Radio Systems
These two radio systems bring back many memories for Chuck Hewell. The Citizen-ship system with a Model DPT transmitter has attached a World Engines Controlaire servo that was compatible with radio systems from different manufacturers – quite a break through in those days! Flying with the C&S Eagle system, Chuck […]
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New Addition: Pulsar biplane
When IMAC was in its formative, biplane phase, the Pulsar was one of the prevalent designs flown in competition. In the hand of its co-designer, Norm Cassella (the other co-designer was Norm’s good friend Savo Mele) it couldn’t be beat. Art Schroeder in Model Airplane News even went so far […]
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New Addition: Hobie Hawk RC model sailplane
First produced in 1974, Hobie Hawk sailplanes quickly gained a positive reputation in the model sailplane community. After many years of searching, the National Model Aviation Museum finally has one for our collection. Donated by Terry W. Gillespie, the Hobie Hawk now in the museum’s care was part of the […]
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New Addition: KME .60 engine
Thanks to John H. Lane, Jr. for the new addition to the museum’s engine collection, a KME .60 model helicopter engine. Thanks, John, 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: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
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New Addition: Models of Bill Kleinhans
AMA #101 graces the wing of this Bunch Stratosphere built by Bill Kleinhans. A modeler from the age of 12, Bill was lucky enough to be assigned the first AMA open number in 1938 and he maintained the number until his death in 2010. The Stratosphere, as well as a […]
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New Addition: Pitts Pellet Peanut Scale model
This is a Pitts Pellet Goodyear/Formula One Racer built as a peanut scale model. It was recently donated to the museum by Stephen Griebling- The Cleveland Free Flight Society, In Memory of Dan Kane. Stephen comments that that low wing designs like these are good choices for peanut-scale models because […]
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New Addition: Cumulus RC Sailplane
Concrete runways are hard on sailplanes. Barbara K. Henon learned this fact at Mile Square in Southern CA while flying her Graupner Cumulus RC Sailplane during the national League of Silent Flight contest in 1972. Barbara won the contest, but the Cumulus ended it beat up and dirty, although that […]
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