By Jim HaughtAs seen in the July 2000 issue of Model Aviation.Editor’s note: This issue marks the 25th anniversary of Model Aviation in its current format. MA had existed in many forms prior to that time, but the change to a standalone magazine was perhaps the most significant since its beginning in 1936. Former MA editor and publisher Carl Wheeley played a leading role in the magazine’s development, and he recalls how this version of Model Aviation was born: What propelled AMA into the full-fledged magazine business with Model Aviation was the bankruptcy…