Related Records

1. Cap - 1978 Nats Official Cap

   Baseball cap worn by Officials at the 1978 Nats in Lake Charles, LA. Yellow bill, yellow netting, yellow forehead, yellow plastic. Screenprint on forehead "AMA 78 NATS LAKE CHARLES, LA OFFICIAL". Square outlining words with alligator on its back with sunglasses and baseball cap. "Official" is vertically on either side of the square.

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Contact sheet - 1978

   Contact sheet, 12 positives, photographs taken by Carl R. Wheeley for Model Aviation magazine, images of outdoor Radio Control flying scale models at the 1978 Nats. Handwritten on front of contact sheet in lower right cover in red ink: "20". Model Aviation is AMA's flagship publication. Carl R. Wheeley was publisher of Model Aviation from 1975 to 1990. There is a sheet of AMA letterhead at the front of the folder this and other contact sheets...

   Record Type: Archives

   
3. Decal - 1978 Nats Decal

   Transfer decal advertising the 1978 Nats. Decal is square with a yellow background and green trim. It shows a reclining alligator as the main feature.

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Model Airplane - Phoenix 7 RC Pattern Model

   Dave Brown's Phoenix 7 Radio Control Pattern model flown in F3A Competition, including the 1975 and 1977 Radio Control World Championships, as well as the 1977 Nats and the 1977 Tournament of Champions, where he won 3rd place. Traditionally built from balsa wood and covered in bronze and white checked monokote.

   Record Type: Object

   
5. Model Airplane - Snake CL Model

   Dick Lambert's Snake Control Line Rat Racer. Minimalist fuselage with enclosed engine, and a very flat wing tucked behind. No vertical fuselage. This model won 1st at the 1975 Nats, 2nd at the 977 Nats, and 1st at the 1978 Nats.

   Record Type: Object

   
6. Notebook - 1978

   Notebook, created by Carl R. Wheeley, documenting images taken by Carl for Model Aviation magazine at the 1978 Nats. Pages 82-115 are blank pages; these pages have not been scanned. Personal information was redacted in the scan of the cover and last page of the notebook. Model Aviation is AMA's flagship publication. Carl R. Wheeley was publisher of Model Aviation from 1975 to 1990.

   Record Type: Archives

   
7. Patch - 1978 Nats Patch

   Patch advertising the 1978 Nats. Patch is square with a yellow background and green trim. It shows a reclining alligator as the main feature.

   Record Type: Object

   
8. Pin, Lapel - 1978 Nats Lapel Pin

   Lapel Pin advertising the 1978 Nats. Plastic, a green with white details, an alligator sitting up on his hind legs holding a model airplane. Vertically on tail, "'78 NATS".

   Record Type: Object

   
9. Shirt - RC Pattern Director Shirt

   Shirt won by the 1978 Nats RC Pattern Director Bob Scott. White button down shirt, front is plain with left breast pocket, back has "R.C. Pattern Director, Bob Scott" stitched in blue. Collar tag says "Executive by Bond, A.D.P., All Dacron Polyester." Slightly soiled on the front. Probably worn at the 1978 National Aeromodeling Championships held in Lake Charles, LA.

   Record Type: Object

   
10. Sticker - 1978 Nats Sticker

    Sticker advertising the 1978 Nats. Sticker is square with a yellow background and green and white trim. It shows a reclining alligator as the main feature.

    Record Type: Object

    
11. Sticker, Bumper - 1978 Nats Bumper Sticker

    Bumper Sticker advertising the 1978 Nats which took place in Lake Charles, Lousiana on July 31 to August 6 1978. Sticker has a white background with blue, yellow, and green text. The logo of a reclining alligator is at the bottom right, as well as on a detachable sticker on the far right.

    Record Type: Object