| Model Airplane Meet | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1751 |
| Catalog #: | 426169 | |
| Clip Number: | 426169-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-065-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:02:52 - 00:04:07 | |
| Location: | Glenview, Illinois | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Misc HOBBIES: Model Airplanes LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Illinois TOYS: Remote Control Toys | |
| Description: | The U.S. Navy is host to the 35th Annual National Model Airplane Championships at the Glenview, Illinois, Naval Air Station. Entries from every state and a dozen foreign countries put their aircraft through some fancy paces. Radio-controlled flights are most popular. MS An airplane going through maneuvers. MS Man standing next to an airstrip (air strip) with a remote control panel in his hand. His model plane that he is operating takes off smoothly. LS The plane is performing loops. LS He brings the plane towards him and then he has the plane sharply ascends into the sky. MS Model plane fanciers (spectators). MS Man on a runway or track getting his model plane ready for takeoff. MS Plane is flying around the track, 15 feet off the ground. The plane makes a few more laps and then comes to an abrupt nose landing | |
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