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The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force hosts outdoor aviation events each year (weather permitting).  For more information about these events, email nationalmuseum.mus@us.af.mil.

Giant Scale Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Air Show

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Giant Scale Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Air Show
Aug. 30 - Sept. 1, 2019, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

During this three-day event visitors will see some of history’s well-known airframes at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force over Labor Day weekend, but they won’t just be the ones inside the galleries. Scale versions of those aircraft will fly over the museum, regaling spectators with daring aerobatics. RC pilots will entertain audiences as they perform skillful maneuvers with jets, warbirds and helicopters from all eras of aviation history.


Bring the whole family and watch as radio-controlled model aircraft take to the skies at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force! Traveling from across the country, more than 100 pilots take part in the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Air Show, sharing their passion for the sport with visitors. This event takes place behind the museum on historic Wright Field. Free admission and parking.

Featuring Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft including:
-  Jets
-  WWII Warbirds
-  Bombers
-  Helicopters
-  Gliders
-  Aerobatics

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(Photo courtesy of Don Popp) (Photo courtesy of Don Popp) DAYTON, Ohio - Spectators watch the RC planes fly by during the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Aircraft Air Show at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) DAYTON, Ohio - Spectators watch an RC plane fly by during the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Aircraft Air Show at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio - An RC plane zooms by during the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Aircraft Air Show at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) DAYTON, Ohio - RC pilots maneuver their planes in flight during the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Aircraft Air Show at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) DAYTON, Ohio - An RC pilot prepares his aircraft just before takeoff during the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Aircraft Air Show at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on. (U.S. Air Force photo) DAYTON, Ohio - An RC plane fly's by during the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Aircraft Air Show at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio -- RC planes lined up along the flight line at the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Aircraft Air Show at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) DAYTON, Ohio -- RC planes lined up along the flight line at the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Aircraft Air Show at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) DAYTON, Ohio - A giant scale radio-controlled aircraft comes in for a landing during the 14th annual Giant Scale Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Air Show at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dick Brice) DAYTON, Ohio - An RC plane stirs up smoke during an acrobatic maneuver during the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Air Show at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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