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By the early 1940s, coverage was raised to $1000.00 worth of protection. By the mid-1940s the insurance program was often referred to as a "gas license" as it was becoming required for operation of gasoline-powered models at most club flying sites and for many contests. The insurance program presently offers US$2.5 million in coverage.
International Miniature Aerobatics Club organization logo. International Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC) is a non-profit organization devoted to flying scale aerobatic model aircraft. IMAC is the main governing body responsible for hosting precision aerobatic contests with hundreds of pilots across the United States and Eastern Canada. The ...
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Civil aircraft of the 1940s. Agricultural • Cargo • Mailplanes • Sailplanes • Sports • Trainer • Utility Military aircraft of the 1940s. Anti-submarine • Attack • Bomber • Fighter • Patrol • Reconnaissance • Tanker • Trainer • Transport • Utility Miscellaneous aircraft of the 1940s
A benefit of the concurrent development was that the new designs had about 80% of their parts in common. Nevertheless, the tandem-seat Champ—resembling the extremely popular Piper J-3 Cub —was favored by the market, evidenced by its outselling its sibling, the Chief, at a rate of 4 to 1.
For example, 1:48 scale is 1/4" to 1-foot (or 1" to 4 feet) and 1:72 is 1" to 6 feet, while in metric scales such as 1:100th, 1 centimeter equals 1 meter. 1:72 scale was introduced with Skybirds wood and metal model aircraft kits in 1932 and were followed closely by Frog, which used the same scale from 1936 with their "Frog Penguin" brand. 1:72 ...
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A USAAF Douglas C-54 (s/n 41-37271), circa 1943. With the looming entry of the United States into World War II, in June 1941 [citation needed] the War Department took over the provision orders for the airlines for the Douglas DC-4 and allocated them to the United States Army Air Forces with the designation C-54 Skymaster.