A little bit of History

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JohnOSullivan
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A little bit of History

Unread post by JohnOSullivan » Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:47 pm

How it was more than 60 years ago. The aviation craze had struck the north American public hard. The young kid Fred Sage is still very active in Free Flight modelling.
Model flying has changed drastically, but it all evolved from the efforts of these people. The hobby was strongly supported by the US military and corporate sponsors who regarded it as a positive and constructive influence on upcoming citizens. Far cry from the derisive "toys for boys" attitude with which the public regard the hobby today.
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewe ... d=2&hid=24
Certainly makes interesting reading.
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Re: A little bit of History

Unread post by trevor » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:27 pm

thats really cool!!
what do you mean low rates and expo???

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Re: A little bit of History

Unread post by david3484 » Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:52 am

That was cool.

I especially liked the $ 10 egg cooker on page 3. :D
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