Modelers began flying RC Sailplanes at Torrey Pines Gliderport in San Diego, CA during the 1950s. Eventually, to help organize the flight activities, the Torrey Pines Gulls RC Club was formed. Longstanding club member Gary Fogel wore this shirt sometime in the late 1990s. Thanks, Gary, for donating it […]
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New Addition: Pylon racing signalling system
Thank you to CAPS (the Canadian American Pylon Society) for donating the light system used to signal how the racing aircraft performed around the turn at the 1st pylon, and the lap counters. Both are a great addition to the museum’s collection, helping to show development of safety practices and […]
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New Addition: Ecktronics Pacesetter Radio System
“Enjoy Radio Control, the King of Hobbies” declares this Ecktronics Pacesetter packaging. The full Ecktronics radio system in its original packaging was recently donated to the museum along with an Orbit MK II system by Roger W. Lufkin. Thanks, Roger, for helping to grow the museum’s collection!
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New Addition: Kraft Gimlet
Before Phil Kraft opened his own radio control equipment company, he designed the RC Gimlet, featured in Model Airplane News October 1956. J.M. Piednoir built this reproduction from plans obtained from AMA’s Plan Service for competition in the Vintage Radio Control Society (VRCS). The engine, a Holland Hornet .049, was […]
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New Addition: 50th Anniversary Cox Pitts Special
Many thanks to Herb Schubert for donating a 50th Anniversary Edition of the Cox Pitts Special. This little CL model is gold-metalized, and although able to fly, was primarily designed for display purposes. Thank you, Herb!
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New Addition: Heat Sealing Tools
Equipment used to build model airplanes is an important part of the aeromodeling story, and one of the most under-represented areas of the museum’s collection. AMA member 11424 helped correct this recently by donating two heat sealing irons for Monokote. One of the irons is by the Royal company, and […]
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New Addition: Kyosho Hyperfly Kit & Model Helicopter
K. Dave Herbert thought that learning to fly a model helicopter would be easier if the tail rotor was taken out of consideration. A great deal of research proved this to be true, and resulted in the Hyperfly, a kit designed by Herbert and manufactured by Kyosho. One of the […]
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New Addition: Control Line T-Bolt model
Sam Niebel was the first person to win 1st in Senior Precision Aerobatics flying an electric-powered model. Sam continued flying his model, the T-Bolt, in competition, winning 3rd place in 2011. Now in 2015, Sam has retired the T-Bolt and donated it to the museum’s permanent collection. Thank you Sam […]
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New Addition: “Never Forget” CL Stunt Model
Control Line modeler James Morway had a smile that “was ever present whenever he took to the field with one of his very distinctive models; that smile is forever remembered.” So, too, will the tragedy of September 11, 2001 be remembered. Jim memorialized 9/11 by building and covering a CL […]
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New Addition: Kits and RC Equipment
We’ve received two great donations in April. The first is a small collection of Cleveland Scale Flying kits from Bob S. Lundy. Bob seemed to focus his collecting on racing models, and the donated kits include a Laird Solution and a Gee Bee. The second is a donation of radio […]
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