{"id":3504,"date":"2017-03-29T17:01:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T21:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?p=3504"},"modified":"2020-07-17T11:19:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T15:19:13","slug":"transatlantic-model-flight-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2017\/03\/29\/transatlantic-model-flight-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans-Atlantic Model Flight Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"

In August 2003, Maynard L. Hill<\/a> flew a model airplane, referred to as the TAM 5, from Newfoundland to Ireland.\u00a0 The total flight took 38 hours, 52 minutes and 19 seconds<\/a> and covered 1,881.6 miles<\/a>.\u00a0 To make the flight possible, Maynard spent years researching aeromodelling design and engine fuel mixtures.\u00a0 He also got input from electronics and computing experts to assemble an electrical system that could have the model remain in level flight as it tracked and maintained its path to Ireland.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
Equipment installed in Maynard Hill’s Trans-Atlantic Model.\u00a0 Display on loan from the National Electronics Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the January 2004 Model Aviation article<\/em> \u201cTwo Sunsets and Still Flying,\u201d Maynard first notes that there was an \u201cAveox brushless motor core was used as an alternator to provide power for all of the electrical components.\u201d\u00a0 Those components were not just the traditional receiver and servos for ailerons, rudder and throttle, but also a \u201ccustom-designed autopilot, its harness, its piezoelectric gyro, its pressure sensor and a GPS receiver.\u201d\u00a0 The specialized equipment all together only weighed 8 ozs.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
A close-up of the GPS system installed in the Trans-Atlantic Model. Display on loan from the National Electronics Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
A close-up of the gyro installed in the Trans-Atlantic Model. Display on loan from the National Electronics Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The TAM 5 has been on exhibit at the National Model Aviation Museum since it was donated by Maynard in December 2003.\u00a0 It is now joined by an exhibit showcasing equipment from another TAM that has had its framework and covering removed so interior workings can be clearly seen.\u00a0 Also included is one of the four transmitters that were involved with the flight.\u00a0 This exhibit is on loan from the National Electronics Museum<\/a> and will be available at the NMAM for at least a year.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
One of the four transmitters used during the Trans-Atlantic Model 5 flight. Display on loan from the National Electronics Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Maynard<\/a>
One of the four transmitters used during the Trans-Atlantic Model 5 flight. Display on loan from the National Electronics Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The Trans-Atlantic Model 5 on exhibit at the National Model Aviation Museum with the TAM equipment display on loan from the National Electronics Museum below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019re thankful to the National Electronics Museum<\/a> for helping our AMA members and other visitors develop a better understanding of the knowledge and work that went into making the transatlantic flight possible.<\/p>\n

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