{"id":2004,"date":"2014-11-04T16:10:08","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T16:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?p=2004"},"modified":"2024-07-23T08:21:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:21:26","slug":"new-addition-rc-berkeley-bootstraps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2014\/11\/04\/new-addition-rc-berkeley-bootstraps\/","title":{"rendered":"New Addition: RC Berkeley Bootstraps"},"content":{"rendered":"

John A. Cianciolo didn’t start building this RC Berkeley Bootstraps, but he did finish building it.\u00a0 That’s because he received it as a partially-completed kit from a guy who lived near the old Kansas City flying field.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
Berkeley Bootstraps sits with its original radio equipment.\u00a0 The model and equipment were built around 1958.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

John had every reason to thank the gentleman for the gift, because John, and later his family, particularly son Jim, first enjoyed flying the model (up to about 1966) and then enjoyed\u00a0 sharing the memories surrounding it.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/a>
Jim Cianciolo helps his father John assemble the Berkeley Bootstraps while his mother Lottie watches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And now the museum has every reason to thank John A. Cianciolo for donating it to the museum’s collection.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>
John A. Cianciolo with the Berkeley Bootstraps in the museum gallery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Along with the model, John donated the original and complete 1950s RC system he used to fly it.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The interior of the transmitter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thanks, John, for helping to grow the museum’s collection!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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