VISIT THE ACADEMY OF MODEL      
AERONAUTICS.                    
AERONAUTICS.                    
OUTSIDE OF MUNCEY TUCKED AMONG  
OUTSIDE OF MUNCEY TUCKED AMONG  
FIELDS OF INDIANA CORN SITS A   
FIELDS OF INDIANA CORN SITS A   
NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED MUSEUM    
NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED MUSEUM    
DEDICATED TO OVER 200 YEARS OF  
DEDICATED TO OVER 200 YEARS OF  
AVIATION.                       
AVIATION.                       
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK OF     
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK OF     
AVIATION IN GENERAL, AND THEY   
AVIATION IN GENERAL, AND THEY   
THINK, WELL, THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
THINK, WELL, THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
INVENTED THE AIRPLANE, AND      
INVENTED THE AIRPLANE, AND      
EVERYTHING FOLLOWED AFTER THEM. 
EVERYTHING FOLLOWED AFTER THEM. 
WELL, 100 YEARS BEFORE THE      
WELL, 100 YEARS BEFORE THE      
WRIGHT BROTHERS THERE WERE      
WRIGHT BROTHERS THERE WERE      
PEOPLE EXPERIMENTING AND TRYING 
PEOPLE EXPERIMENTING AND TRYING 
TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO            
TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO            
SUCCESSFULLY FLY.               
SUCCESSFULLY FLY.               
HOW TO DESIGN, HOW TO BUILD A   
HOW TO DESIGN, HOW TO BUILD A   
FULL-SIZED AIRCRAFT.            
FULL-SIZED AIRCRAFT.            
AND ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO  
AND ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO  
DO THAT WAS SIR GORGE HALEY.    
DO THAT WAS SIR GORGE HALEY.    
HE USED A MODEL GLIDER AND      
HE USED A MODEL GLIDER AND      
FEATHER HELICOPTER POWERED BY A 
FEATHER HELICOPTER POWERED BY A 
WHALE BONE.                     
WHALE BONE.                     
USING THOSE MODELS, HE DID HIS  
USING THOSE MODELS, HE DID HIS  
RESEARCH AND WROTE AN EARLY     
RESEARCH AND WROTE AN EARLY     
PAPER.                          
PAPER.                          
IT WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST ONE   
IT WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST ONE   
CALLED AERIAL NAVIGATION.       
CALLED AERIAL NAVIGATION.       
SO THAT FEATHER HELICOPTER, YOU 
SO THAT FEATHER HELICOPTER, YOU 
ARE LOOKING AT 1796.            
ARE LOOKING AT 1796.            
THE EARLY RUBBER BAND-POWERED   
THE EARLY RUBBER BAND-POWERED   
AIRPLANE BEING FLOWN IN THE     
AIRPLANE BEING FLOWN IN THE     
1870s.                          
1870s.                          
SO BY THE TIME THAT THE WRIGHT  
SO BY THE TIME THAT THE WRIGHT  
BROTHERS SUCCESSFULLY FLY THEIR 
BROTHERS SUCCESSFULLY FLY THEIR 
AIRPLANE IN KITTY HAWK, THERE   
AIRPLANE IN KITTY HAWK, THERE   
REALLY IS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
REALLY IS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT'S INVOLVED IN THE LIFT. 
OF WHAT'S INVOLVED IN THE LIFT. 
♪                               
>> YOU CAN START TO SEE MODEL   
MAGAZINES FOR KIDS LIKE ST. NICK
MAGAZINES FOR KIDS LIKE ST. NICK
LOSS MAGAZINE, AS WELL AS A LOT 
LOSS MAGAZINE, AS WELL AS A LOT 
OF FULL-SCALE AVIATION          
OF FULL-SCALE AVIATION          
MAGAZINES, START TO HAVE        
MAGAZINES, START TO HAVE        
SECTIONS IN THEM ON MODEL       
SECTIONS IN THEM ON MODEL       
AIRPLANES.                      
AIRPLANES.                      
AND ALMOST THE EXACT SAME TIME  
AND ALMOST THE EXACT SAME TIME  
IN NEW YORK, A LADY BY THE NAME 
IN NEW YORK, A LADY BY THE NAME 
OF LILLIAN TODD FORMED THE FIRST
OF LILLIAN TODD FORMED THE FIRST
MODEL AIRPLANE CLUB.            
MODEL AIRPLANE CLUB.            
SHE SEES THE VALUE OF AVIATION  
SHE SEES THE VALUE OF AVIATION  
IN GENERAL, AND HOW MUCH OF A   
IN GENERAL, AND HOW MUCH OF A   
GREAT TOOL IT IS FOR KIDS.      
GREAT TOOL IT IS FOR KIDS.      
AND IN 1915, THEY HOLD THE VERY 
AND IN 1915, THEY HOLD THE VERY 
FIRST MODEL AIRPLANE CONTEST.   
FIRST MODEL AIRPLANE CONTEST.   
>> AS THE CONTEST GREW IN NUMBER
>> AS THE CONTEST GREW IN NUMBER
AND SCALE ACROSS THE COUNTRY,   
AND SCALE ACROSS THE COUNTRY,   
COMPETITIVE SPIRIT HE HELPED TO 
COMPETITIVE SPIRIT HE HELPED TO 
FUEL DESIGN.                    
FUEL DESIGN.                    
AS A RESULT, MODEL ENTHUSIASTS  
AS A RESULT, MODEL ENTHUSIASTS  
SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH A GOVERNING 
SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH A GOVERNING 
BODY FOR THE MODEL INDUSTRYING. 
BODY FOR THE MODEL INDUSTRYING. 
ORGANIZERS FOUNDED THE ACADEMY  
ORGANIZERS FOUNDED THE ACADEMY  
OF NAUTICAL AERONAUTICS.        
OF NAUTICAL AERONAUTICS.        
>> THE NATIONALS WERE ONE OF THE
>> THE NATIONALS WERE ONE OF THE
VITAL PARTS OF THE ACADEMY MODEL
VITAL PARTS OF THE ACADEMY MODEL
OF AERONAUTICS.                 
OF AERONAUTICS.                 
IN THE EARLY DAYS IT WAS HOW DID
IN THE EARLY DAYS IT WAS HOW DID
YOU BUILD YOUR AIRPLANE?        
YOU BUILD YOUR AIRPLANE?        
WHAT TECHNIQUES?                
WHAT TECHNIQUES?                
WHAT TIPS?                      
WHAT TIPS?                      
WHAT MATERIALS DID YOU USE THAT 
WHAT MATERIALS DID YOU USE THAT 
MADE YOUR AIRPLANE BETTER?      
MADE YOUR AIRPLANE BETTER?      
IN 1923NE RUBBER                
IN 1923NE RUBBER                
BAND-POWERED EVENT.             
BAND-POWERED EVENT.             
YOU HAD FREE FLIGHT WHICH IS THE
YOU HAD FREE FLIGHT WHICH IS THE
OLDEST FORM OF MODELING WHERE   
OLDEST FORM OF MODELING WHERE   
YOU JUST LET THE AIRPLANE GO AND
YOU JUST LET THE AIRPLANE GO AND
IT'S TIMED FOR HOW LONG IT WILL 
IT'S TIMED FOR HOW LONG IT WILL 
FLY.                            
FLY.                            
THERE IS CONTROL LINE WHERE THE 
THERE IS CONTROL LINE WHERE THE 
MODELER IS STANDING IN THE      
MODELER IS STANDING IN THE      
CENTER OF A CIRCLE, AND THEY'RE 
CENTER OF A CIRCLE, AND THEY'RE 
CONTROLLING IT WITH A HANDLE    
CONTROLLING IT WITH A HANDLE    
THAT HAS ONE OR MORE LINES THAT 
THAT HAS ONE OR MORE LINES THAT 
ARE THEN CONNECTED TO THE       
ARE THEN CONNECTED TO THE       
AIRPLANE.                       
AIRPLANE.                       
AND THEN YOU HAVE RADIO CONTROL.
AND THEN YOU HAVE RADIO CONTROL.
AND SO GOING FROM ONE EVENT TO  
AND SO GOING FROM ONE EVENT TO  
NOW HAVING A MULTITUDE OF       
NOW HAVING A MULTITUDE OF       
DIFFERENT EVENTS WITHIN THOSE   
DIFFERENT EVENTS WITHIN THOSE   
THREE TYPES IT BECAME MORE AND  
THREE TYPES IT BECAME MORE AND  
MORE DIFFICULT TO TRY TO FIND   
MORE DIFFICULT TO TRY TO FIND   
THE FLYING LOCATION.            
THE FLYING LOCATION.            
AND SO IN THE 1980s, THE BOARD  
AND SO IN THE 1980s, THE BOARD  
DECIDED THAT THEY REALLY NEEDED 
DECIDED THAT THEY REALLY NEEDED 
TO TRY AND LOOK FOR A NATIONAL  
TO TRY AND LOOK FOR A NATIONAL  
FLIGHT SIGHT.                   
FLIGHT SIGHT.                   
THEY EVENTUALLY SETTLED ON THE  
THEY EVENTUALLY SETTLED ON THE  
SITE NEAR MUNCEY.               
SITE NEAR MUNCEY.               
WE HAVE 1,100 ACRES, AND 800 OF 
WE HAVE 1,100 ACRES, AND 800 OF 
THAT IS DEVOTED AND AVAILABLE   
THAT IS DEVOTED AND AVAILABLE   
FOR FLYING MODELS FROM.         
FOR FLYING MODELS FROM.         
TODAY THE SITE INCLUDES THE     
TODAY THE SITE INCLUDES THE     
ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS    
ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS    
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.          
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.          
THEY'RE ONE OF A KIND MUSEUM    
THEY'RE ONE OF A KIND MUSEUM    
DEDICATED TO THE HISTORY OF     
DEDICATED TO THE HISTORY OF     
MODEL AVIATION.                 
MODEL AVIATION.                 
AND, OF COURSE, COMPETITIONS.   
AND, OF COURSE, COMPETITIONS.   
>> WE'VE HAD UPWARDS OF 30      
>> WE'VE HAD UPWARDS OF 30      
COUNTRIES ACTUALLY SEND TEAMS   
COUNTRIES ACTUALLY SEND TEAMS   
HERE TO MUNCEY FLYING MODEL     
HERE TO MUNCEY FLYING MODEL     
AIRPLANES.                      
AIRPLANES.                      
WHAT'S SO GREAT WHEN THEY COME  
WHAT'S SO GREAT WHEN THEY COME  
IS THAT IT'S JUST LIKE THE      
IS THAT IT'S JUST LIKE THE      
OLYMPICS.                       
OLYMPICS.                       
THEY WALK IN WITH THEIR FLAGS,  
THEY WALK IN WITH THEIR FLAGS,  
AND YOU GET TO MEET ALL OF THESE
AND YOU GET TO MEET ALL OF THESE
PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD  
PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD  
WHO HAVE THESE EXACT SAME       
WHO HAVE THESE EXACT SAME       
INTERESTS.                      
INTERESTS.                      
THEY ALL LOVE MODEL AVIATION    
THEY ALL LOVE MODEL AVIATION    
WHICH IS ALWAYS REALLY NEAT TO  
WHICH IS ALWAYS REALLY NEAT TO  
SEE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MUSEUM,  
SEE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MUSEUM,  
WHEN THEY COME IN BECAUSE       
WHEN THEY COME IN BECAUSE       
THEY'VE READ ABOUT SOME OF THESE
THEY'VE READ ABOUT SOME OF THESE
AIRPLANES.                      
AIRPLANES.                      
IT JOINS ONE OF ALMOST 10,000   
IT JOINS ONE OF ALMOST 10,000   
PIECES THAT TRACE EVERYTHING    
PIECES THAT TRACE EVERYTHING    
FROM THE MODEL AIRPLANES        
FROM THE MODEL AIRPLANES        
THEMSELVES, TO PATCHES, PINS,   
THEMSELVES, TO PATCHES, PINS,   
HACKS, JACKETS, AND WE TRY TO   
HACKS, JACKETS, AND WE TRY TO   
TIE THAT TOGETHER.              
TIE THAT TOGETHER.              
THE MUSEUM DOES ROTATE THINGS   
THE MUSEUM DOES ROTATE THINGS   
AROUND.                         
AROUND.                         
SO WHAT YOU COME IN AND SEE THIS
SO WHAT YOU COME IN AND SEE THIS
TIME YOU MIGHT NOT SEE LATER ON.
TIME YOU MIGHT NOT SEE LATER ON.
SO WHAT'S NEAT FOR US IS TO BE  
SO WHAT'S NEAT FOR US IS TO BE  
ABLE TO HAVE THIS FLYING SITE   
ABLE TO HAVE THIS FLYING SITE   
WHERE VISITORS CAN, FOR EXAMPLE,
WHERE VISITORS CAN, FOR EXAMPLE,
SEE INTO THE MUSEUM A           
SEE INTO THE MUSEUM A           
RADIO-CONTROLLED PYLON RACING   
RADIO-CONTROLLED PYLON RACING   
AIRCRAFT AND READ ABOUT IT.     
AIRCRAFT AND READ ABOUT IT.     
BUT THEN ON OCCASION THEY CAN   
BUT THEN ON OCCASION THEY CAN   
ACTUALLY GO ON SITE AND SEE THAT
ACTUALLY GO ON SITE AND SEE THAT
EVENT.                          
EVENT.                          
IT MAKES IT A WONDERFUL         
IT MAKES IT A WONDERFUL         
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE HISTORY  
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE HISTORY  
HERE, AND THEN TO SEE ACTIVE    
HERE, AND THEN TO SEE ACTIVE    
CURRENT PARTICIPATION BY THE    
CURRENT PARTICIPATION BY THE    
MODELERS OUT ON SITE.           
MODELERS OUT ON SITE.           
>> THE MUSEUM RECENTLY RECEIVED 
>> THE MUSEUM RECENTLY RECEIVED 
DESIGNATION AS A CIVILIAN MUSEUM
DESIGNATION AS A CIVILIAN MUSEUM
WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE 
WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE 
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE PROGRAM.
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE PROGRAM.
DISPLAYING THE LATEST CONCEPTS  
DISPLAYING THE LATEST CONCEPTS  
AND TECHNOLOGIES BEING TESTED BY
AND TECHNOLOGIES BEING TESTED BY
NASA DRIEDEN FOR VISITORS TO    
NASA DRIEDEN FOR VISITORS TO    
SEE.                            
SEE.                            
>> FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO COME  
>> FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO COME  
IN AND SEE THE HOBBY ASPECT OF  
IN AND SEE THE HOBBY ASPECT OF  
IT, BUT THEN ESPECIALLY FOR     
IT, BUT THEN ESPECIALLY FOR     
FAMILIES THAT BRING IN KIDS     
FAMILIES THAT BRING IN KIDS     
WHERE THEY CAN SEE, YES, THEY   
WHERE THEY CAN SEE, YES, THEY   
CAN GET INVOLVED IN A HOBBY, BUT
CAN GET INVOLVED IN A HOBBY, BUT
IN TODAY'S WORLD OF VEHICLES,   
IN TODAY'S WORLD OF VEHICLES,   
THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF 
THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF 
POSSIBILITIES FOR THOSE KIDS FOR
POSSIBILITIES FOR THOSE KIDS FOR
CAREERS.                        
CAREERS.                        
IT REALLY TIES THE PAST AND     
IT REALLY TIES THE PAST AND     
PRESENT AND THE FUTURE ALL      
PRESENT AND THE FUTURE ALL      
TOGETHER.                       
TOGETHER.                       
THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE IN THE    
THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE IN THE    
UNITED STATES THAT YOU CAN GO   
UNITED STATES THAT YOU CAN GO   
THAT YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THESE   
THAT YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THESE   
THINGS TOGETHER.                
THINGS TOGETHER.                
FOR A VISITOR, I THINK THAT IT'S
FOR A VISITOR, I THINK THAT IT'S
A REALLY NEAT OPPORTUNITY THAT  
A REALLY NEAT OPPORTUNITY THAT  
JUST HERE IN MUNCEY, NEXT TO A  
JUST HERE IN MUNCEY, NEXT TO A  
1,100-ACRE FIELD IS A TREASURE  
1,100-ACRE FIELD IS A TREASURE  
LIKE WE'VE GOT.                 
