SEATTLE — On Nov. 4, the Marymoor Radio Control Club presents an exhibition of flyable RC aircraft at The Museum of Flight. Club members will be on hand to answer questions about their models and the sport of competition RC flying. Examples of aircraft models include simple trainers, sport flyers, and high speed jets. The […]
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Museum of Flight to host Scale Model Exhibition
SEATTLE — On Nov. 10, the NorthWest Scale Modelers will display a variety of scale models at the Museum of Flight. The exhibit will feature hundreds of model aircraft, cars, tanks, ships, spacecraft and more from NWSM collections. Expert modelers will be on hand to answer all questions about the hobby of scale modeling. The […]
Museum receives $100,000 gift
The International Women’s Air & Space Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, has received a $100,000 gift from the Dorothy E. Ebersbach Revocable Trust. The museum is located in Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio and is dedicated to the preservation of the history of women in air and space. Ebersbach, a Pomeroy, Ohio native, earned her […]
Air Zoo to display replica of first successful radio control airplane
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Guests visiting the Air Zoo can now learn all about the world’s first successful radio control aircraft — the Guff. The Guff was the first R/C aircraft created with vacuum tube-based control units. Walter and William Good, who were from Kalamazoo and attended Kalamazoo College, built the model and won first place […]
See history take flight
When’s the last time you saw three beautifully restored warbirds flying in formation outside of a major airshow? If you’re lucky enough to be around Everett, Wash., it could be a frequent occurrence. The Flying Heritage Collection located at Snohomish County Airport/Paine Field (PAE) regularly puts its planes in the sky on Fly Free Days. […]
New England Air Museum slates Veterans Day program
The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, will hold its annual Veterans Day program Nov. 11. Visitors can meet and talk with local aviation combat veterans from World War II, the Cold War era, the Vietnam Conflict, and Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of these veterans have had experience with the aircraft in the […]
Museum scares up free family fun
SEATTLE — Every year near Halloween, The Museum of Flight becomes The Museum of Fright. This year’s Halloween celebration will take place on Sunday, Oct. 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with family activities and low admission prices for all visitors. Events include face painting, ghost stories, pumpkin bowling, ghost parachutes, spooky flight simulator […]
Air Zoo adds Curtiss Robin to its collection
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Air Zoo has added a new plane—a 1928 Curtiss Robin—to its collection of aircraft. The Curtiss Robin is a high-wing monoplane built by the Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Co. It is one of the first airplanes to feature an enclosed cabin and was primarily used as a mail plane, passenger carrier, and […]
Visit your favorite aviation museum — for free
Don’t forget that a number of aviation museums across the nation will participate in Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day this Saturday, Sept. 29, including the Museum of Flight in Seattle, the Florida Air Museum in Lakeland, International Women’s Air & Space Museum in Cleveland, and the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla. Admission is free […]