Edition: Model Aviation - 2024/08
Page Numbers: 7
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Video Review:
E-flite Decathlon
R​JG 1.2m BNF Basic

Man presenting a brightly painted model airplane in a workshop.

Web: Starting on page 37, Terry Dunn provides a written review of the E-flite Decathlon RJG 1.2m BNF Basic. In it, he touches on the aircraft’s specifications, assembly process, pluses and minuses, and flying maneuvers. To watch Terry’s accompanying video review on the aircraft, visit www.ModelAviation.com.

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Learn About the
History of the
Nats

Flags flying outside the International Aeromodeling Center.
Each year, AMA district flags are flown along the entrance to the International Aeromodeling Center, welcoming Nats participants to the competition. Model Aviation magazine. December 1996, page 59
Contestants gathered at a radio transmitter impound table.
Contestants line up at the radio transmitter impound table. Source: 1973 Nats. 0001 AMA Collection, National Model Aviation Museum archives.
Vintage aircraft beside a welcome sign for Nats contestants.
The Navy welcomed the 1948 Nats contestants with this unique sign. Model Airplane News, November 1948

Web: On page 90, Don DeLoach, author of the “Free Flight (FF) Sport” column, discusses the history of FF and the FF Nats. To learn more about the history of the FF Nats, in addition to the history of the Nats as a whole, read “The History of the National Aeromodeling Championships,” a recent blog post from the National Model Aviation Museum. The blog post, and an accompanying episode of The AMA Podcast relating to the history of the Nats, can be found at https://amablog.modelaircraft.org/amamuseum/2023/05/18/the-history-of-th....