Academy of Model Aeronautics · National Model Aviation Museum
The people, clubs and companies that built model aviation, in their own words.
Search 1,062 biographies of modelers, designers and contest fliers, plus the histories of 62 clubs and 26 companies, preserved by the AMA History Project.
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3 pages Company
A Main Hobbies
Since 2004
Jay Smith wrote the following, published in the About Us section of Model Aviation magazine, September 2011 issue. About Us: A Main Hobbies Business success stories of companies that literally started out of a garage are few and far between these days, but A Main Hobbies is one. Kendall Bennett and his wife Kelly started the company from the…
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4 pages Company
Megow Company
Company history
Charlie Reich wrote and submitted the following history to the AMA History Project in 2005.This was also submitted to SAM Speaks for publication. Megow’s By “Ol Charlie” Norm Rosenstock, the Historian for AMA, called me last fall requesting, “Charlie, we need another biography for AMA’s museum archives as we have nothing on file for Fred Megow nor…
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3 pages Company
Model Aero
Since early 2000s
Jay Smith wrote the following, published in the About Us section of Model Aviation magazine, May 2012 issue. About Us: Model Aero If the name Model Aero doesn’t ring a bell with you, the name Polaris should if you enjoy float flying. The Polaris is based on the North Star design by Laddie Mikulasko and was adapted to an electric-powered foam model…
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3 pages Company
Mountain Models
Company history
Jay Smith wrote the following, published in the About Us section of Model Aviation magazine, November 2012 issue. About Us: Mountain Models When I started flying electric aircraft approximately 10 years ago, one of my first was a Mountain Models Dandy Sport purchased at the Southeast Electric Flight Festival (SEFF). I would later own a Switchback…