Written by Dennis Norman
Preserving and promoting FF stick-and-tissue model aircraft
As seen in the December 2016 issue of Model Aviation.
On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh successfully completed his historic 331/2-hour flight from New York to Paris. Charles was an unknown man of modest means who flew a tiny, single-engine aircraft against formidable odds. Millions were thrilled by his accomplishments and enthusiasm for aviation (and model aviation) skyrocketed.
FAC cofounder, Bob Thompson, tickled everyone as he lofted his Langley Aerodrome at the 1992 FAC Nats in…