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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New Addition: 2 Radio Systems
These Challenger 720 and Futaba FP-T8SGH-P radio systems were recently donated by Barry Zehm. Thank you, Barry, 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: Dodgson Designs Windsong
Dodgson Designs is a prominent name in RC Soaring. Bob and Sandy Dodgson, the couple behind the company, recently donated a Dodgson Designs Windsong model sailplane. Flying this model, Bob placed 2nd in the Unlimited Sailplane Class at the 1983 Nats at Westover AFB. Along with the glider, Bob and […]
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New Addition: Tone-Aerotrol Transmitter
Walt Good was such a prominent name in early (and later) Radio Control history, it’s no surprise he helped design some RC equipment for production, including this Walt Good’s Tone-Aerotrol Transmitter, manufactured by Berkeley Models. Thanks to Clark Schadle and Vernon Darley for the donation! ————————————————————————— […]
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New Addition: Electron
Flying Models published its first article about an RC model in December 1950. The article, written by Norman Rosenstock, featured Norm’s Electron, a model designed and built by Norm in 1949 specifically to meet the needs and abilities of radio control modeling. Originally controlled via a ground-based transmitter, Norm later […]
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New Addition: PCS Transmitter
Thanks to Jack Poppenhager for donating this PCS transmitter to the museum collection! Thanks, Jack, for helping to grow the museum 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: R-Kitty
In the 1950s, the Army National Guard Anti-Aircraft Artillery Unit used RCAT target drones by Aerolab to practice their gunnery. A smaller Aerolab drone, similar to the RCAT, called the R-Kitty, was used by the RCAT operators to practice flight operations. […]
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New Addition: Knight Twister
The Multi-Wing Championships, held in Omaha, NE in 1973, were the precursor to the evolution of the Tournament of Champions and IMAC competition. Flying the Knight Twister, Bill Heger won the event and made history. On 3/27/2017 Bill, along with his good friend Jack Poppenhager (Jack won the event in […]
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New Addition: Taifun engine
This Taifun 2.5cc diesel engine is neatly installed in the nose pod for a (now destroyed) Control Line model. The engine was recently donated in memory of Marion E. Blackford of Grayville, IL. Thank you to those who honored the memory of Mr. Blackford and helped grow the museum’s collection! […]
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New Addition: Super Cyclone engine
According to notes in the back of the engine manual, Bill Bennett ran this engine twice, for a total of 53 minutes in 1951. It was never installed in a model airplane, which explains why this Super Cyclone engine is in pristine condition. The engine was donated to the museum […]
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