The History of Model Aviation

Written by Jay Smith and Michael Smith Find the entire feature on page 28 in The First 75 Years supplement Read an abridged summary as well as an infograph. In 1936, following several years of discussions between the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) and prominent aeromodelers, the decision was made to create a Model Plane Council NAA Chapter, later referred to as the National Model Experts Chapter. This council, to be composed of expert aeromodelers, was called the American Academy of Model Aeronautics. Its purpose was “to advance model aeronautics as a science and sport and to aid…