By Holly Silvers | hollys@modelaircraft.org IN THE EARLY DAYS of model aviation, competitions were regional affairs. Exchange clubs, parks, businesses, and organizations such as the YMCA sponsored many of the events. It wasn’t until 1915 that the Aero Science Club of America sponsored the first national aeromodeling contest. The contest […]
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NATS REWIND Part 1: A Short History of the NATS
Editor’s note: To celebrate the 100th Nats, AMA will be running the “Nats Rewind” series showcasing the history of the event. The following is an article that was originally published in a 2011 supplemental edition of Model Aviation that celebrated AMA’s 75th anniversary. AM I THE BEST? For those aeromodelers […]
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