Tag: Wings Across America 2008

Wings Across America 2008: The Journey of the SQuiRT, Introduction For over five years waa-08.org was the central place for information on the Wings Across America 2008 (WAA-08) project. Created in 2008, WAA-08 united a group of modelers intent on flying a radio-controlled, electric-powered model called the SQuiRT around the […]

Wings Across America 2008:  The Journey of the SQuiRT, The Exhibit The Wings Across America 2008 exhibit at the National Model Aviation Museum contains the SQuiRT, the famed Good Luck hot dog, the radio equipment, and a sample of the types of spare equipment and other items that were stored […]

Wings Across America 2008:  The Journey of the SQuiRT, The SQuiRT Itself The SQuiRT, (Simple-Quiet-Robust-Trainer) an electric Park Flyer model was selected the best choice of a model to ship around the country as part of the Wings Across America 2008 event due to its sturdiness and simplicity.  The WAA-08 […]

Wings Across America 2008: The Journey of the SQuiRT, Fun Artifacts The SQuiRT’s travel case not only contained the necessary flying equipment, but also some other items, just for fun. Frank included the dog toy in the travel case as a joke; as he thought it would be funny for […]

Wings Across America 2008: The Journey of the SQuiRT, The Travel Case Traveling around the country can be tedious and damaging. To make sure the SQuiRT survived the trip Steve Griffin designed and built a custom travel box specifically for the plane and support equipment. The plane, wings, electronics, and […]

Wings Across America 2008: The Journey of the SQuiRT, The Logbooks Each registered pilot added one page to the SQuiRT’s logbook. By the end of the five-year journey, three logbooks were complete. On their page, the pilots included statements regarding the weather and the success or problems of the flight. […]