{"id":2186,"date":"2015-03-19T20:03:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T20:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?p=2186"},"modified":"2015-03-19T20:03:16","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T20:03:16","slug":"new-addition-early-multi-rotors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/03\/19\/new-addition-early-multi-rotors\/","title":{"rendered":"New Addition: Early Multi-Rotors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The recent proliferation and popularity of multi-rotors makes it easy to think that these are something new.\u00a0 And, while they are new, in the grand scheme of things, the idea of them has been around since about 1930.<\/p>\n<p>To tell the story of this up-and-coming subset of model aviation, the museum has recently added several multi-rotors to the permanent collection.\u00a0 These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A reproduction, currently in the bones, of the Curtiss-Bleecker helicopter built from plans that appeared in <em>Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1931.\u00a0 This early attempt at a helicopter had four wings protruding from the central axle.\u00a0 Each wing had powered by its own rubber motor which caused the wings to rotate and generated lift.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2187\" 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\/03\/NMAM2015-04-MAN03-1931.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2187 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-04-MAN03-1931.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Curtiss-Bleecker model helicopter as scanned from the March 1931 issue of Model Airplane News.\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-04-MAN03-1931.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-04-MAN03-1931-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A picture of the Curtiss-Bleecker model helicopter as scanned from the March 1931 issue of <em>Model Airplane News<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2183\" 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\/03\/NMAM2015-04-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2183\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-04-01.jpg\" alt=\"The Curtiss-Bleecker model helicopter under construction.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-04-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-04-01-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Curtiss-Bleecker model helicopter under construction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>As far as we can determine, the Keyence Gyrosaucer E-170 was the first commercially available multi-rotor toy.\u00a0 It was first sold in July 1989 and was only available in Japan.\u00a0\u00a0 A Japanese friend of the museum was kind enough to donate his original Gyrosaucer to the museum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2188\" 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\/03\/NMAM2015-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2188\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-14.jpg\" alt=\"The Gyrosaucer E-170  is a small electric-powered multi-rotor ARF.  National Model Aviation Museum Permanent Collection, 2015.14.01.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-14.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-14-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Gyrosaucer E-170 is a small electric-powered multi-rotor ARF. National Model Aviation Museum Permanent Collection, 2015.14.01.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The British Snelflight Hoverfly, produced in 1997, used a tether to provide power and was advertised as \u201ca new spin on the rotary wing.\u201d\u00a0 Watch a similar Hoverfly in flight here:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ApDgrYExw8M\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ApDgrYExw8M<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2180\" 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\/03\/NMAM2015-03-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2180\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-03-01.jpg\" alt=\"The Snelflight Hoverfly looks like a small electric helicopter, but it has a Y-shaped rotor.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-03-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-03-01-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Hoverfly in the National Model Aviation Museum Permanent Collection, 2015.03.01.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2001, Vectron\u00a0 put out their Flying Saucer (aka Blackhawk).\u00a0 It came with an infrared remote, but the craft was flown tethered to a launch pad.\u00a0 For fun, users could program a message on the scrolling LED screens around the other edge.\u00a0 See a Flying Saucer in flight here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5ep7_Lsus0o\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5ep7_Lsus0o<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2181\" 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\/03\/NMAM2015-03-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2181 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-03-02.jpg\" alt=\"NMAM2015-03-02\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-03-02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/NMAM2015-03-02-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Flying Saucer in the National Model Aviation Museum Permanent Collection, 2015.03.02.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All of these are now on display in the museum&#8217;s helicopter exhibit.\u00a0 We hope to be adding more in the future.\u00a0 If you would suggest a historically significant multi-rotor to the museum, please get in touch with Maria at mariav@modelaircraft.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent proliferation and popularity of multi-rotors makes it easy to think that these are something new.\u00a0 And, while they are new, in the grand scheme of things, the idea of them has been around since about 1930. 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