{"id":2385,"date":"2015-07-14T15:43:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T19:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?page_id=2385"},"modified":"2015-08-06T16:57:34","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T20:57:34","slug":"fantasy-free-flight-1915","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/fantasy-free-flight-1915\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Free Flight 1915"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wanted to have a \u201cfantasy football experience\u201d for modeling?\u00a0 Now\u2019s your chance!\u00a0 It is #FantasyFreeFlight!\u00a0 How does this work, you\u2019re asking?\u00a0 And, maybe, why now?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFreeFlight-Logo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2444\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFreeFlight-Logo1.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFreeFlight-Logo1\" width=\"527\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFreeFlight-Logo1.jpg 527w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFreeFlight-Logo1-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a>One hundred years ago this year, 18 model airplane clubs competed in the three events that made up the 1915 National Model Aeroplane Competition, hoping to win the Henry S. Villard Trophy. We\u2019re bringing this competition into the 21st century to celebrate its centennial.<\/p>\n<p>After extensive research in <em>Aerial Age Weekly<\/em>, we\u2019re going to be giving you the names and results of actual modelers who competed in the contest in 1915, allowing you to see if you can build a fantasy club worthy of taking home the Villard Trophy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2386\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF_annouce_1915_competitors_pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2386 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF_annouce_1915_competitors_pic.jpg\" alt=\"These fine gentlemen are Dwight Bourn, Hamer Smith, and Berkley Hunter, all of whom were part of a club that competed in the 1915 National Model Aeroplane Competition. And now they can compete for you. Announcing \u202a#\u200eFantasyFreeFlight\u202c!\u202c\u202c\u202c\u202c\" width=\"800\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF_annouce_1915_competitors_pic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF_annouce_1915_competitors_pic-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These fine gentlemen are Dwight Bourn, Hamer Smith, and Berkley Hunter, all of whom were part of a club that competed in the 1915 National Model Aeroplane Competition. And now they can compete for you. Announcing \u202a#\u200eFantasyFreeFlight\u202c!\u202c\u202c\u202c\u202c<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Follow the links below for more information on the fantasy contest structure and schedule, as well as the original structure of the 1915 National Model Aeroplane Competition.\u00a0 The links to the competitors and results will all be listed here as they are released.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/07\/14\/fantasyfreeflight-fantasy-competition-information\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2408 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF_fantasy_comp_info_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF_fantasy_comp_info_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/07\/14\/fantasyfreeflight-1915-national-competition-structure\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2409 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF_1915comp_info_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF_1915comp_info_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1st Event: Hand-Launched Distance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/07\/16\/fantasyfreeflight-hand-launched-distance-competitors\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2472 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF-blog4-HLcompetitors_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF-blog4-HLcompetitors_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/07\/20\/fantasyfreeflight-hand-launched-distance-event-preview\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF-blog5-HLpreview_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF-blog5-HLpreview_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/07\/22\/fantasyfreeflight-hand-launched-distance-event-results\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2486 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF-blog6-HLresults_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF-blog6-HLresults_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2nd Event: Hydro-Launched Duration<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/07\/23\/fantasyfreeflight-hydro-launched-duration-competitors\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2490\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF-blog7-Hydrocomeptitors_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF-blog7-Hydrocomeptitors_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/07\/27\/fantasyfreeflight-hydro-launched-duration-event-preview\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2493 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF-blog8-Hydropreview_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF-blog8-Hydropreview_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/07\/29\/fantasyfreeflight-hydro-launched-duration-results\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2495\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF-blog9-Hydroresults_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF-blog9-Hydroresults_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3rd Event: Rise-off-Ground Duration<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/07\/30\/fantasyfreeflight-r-o-g-duration-competitors\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2504\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF-blog10-ROGcompetitors_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF-blog10-ROGcompetitors_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/08\/03\/fantasyfreeflight-r-o-g-duration-event-preview\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2507\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/08\/FantasyFF-blog11-ROGpreview_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF-blog11-ROGpreview_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/08\/05\/fantasyfreeflight-r-o-g-duration-results\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2508\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/08\/FantasyFF-blog12-ROGresults_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF-blog12-ROGresults_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Winners!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/08\/06\/fantasyfreeflight-winners-1915-national-model-aeroplane-competition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2534 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/08\/FantasyFF-blog13_Winners_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF-blog13_Winners_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just for fun:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/07\/09\/fantasyfreeflight-a-1915-aeromodeling-conversation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/FantasyFF_poem_blog_link.jpg\" alt=\"FantasyFF_poem_blog_link\" width=\"258\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wanted to have a \u201cfantasy football experience\u201d for modeling?\u00a0 Now\u2019s your chance!\u00a0 It is #FantasyFreeFlight!\u00a0 How does this work, you\u2019re asking?\u00a0 And, maybe, why now? 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