A new look for the Rhinebeck Jamboree: 31 years and still going strong

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The 31-year-old Rhinebeck Jamboree had undergone many changes, as evidenced by that held on Sept 6 and 7, 1997. The 1997 Jamboree allowed more breathing space for scale modelers, shifting from intense competition to a gentler one. The Rhinebeck Aerodrome has also been widened.

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Flying flapjack: did the military turn its back on a safer way?

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Zimmerman's 1938 patent was for a revolutionary wing design which made for a safer plane. Slow controlled flight as well as speeds of 400-mph were now possible. The design was ignored for four decades but today its designer and the design have been 'rediscovered.'

Innovations, History, Airplanes, Military, Military airplanes, Zimmerman, Charles H.

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Rhinebeck Airdrome 26th Jamboree

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There were a total of 589 scored flights recorded at the 26th Jamboree. Winning contestants and unusual entries in the precision scale, large-scale, sport scale and freestyle events are discussed.

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