Welcome! This site
was created to chronicle my lifelong model aviation hobby, and to provide some valuable resources for visitors.
- Kirt Blattenberger
AMA 92498

My Models:
Airplanes, Boats,
Helicopters, Rockets
Airplanes and Rockets
Modeling in Erie, PA
 
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©1996-2012
Kirt Blattenberger with E-flight Taylorcraft on Snow Skis - Airplanes and Rockets
Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) | Int'l RC Helicopter Association (IRCHA)
League of Silent Flight (LSF) | National Association of Rocketry (NAR) | National Free Flight Society (NFFS) | Society of Antique Modelers (SAM)

OS Digital 3-Channel Radio Control System

Airplanes and Rockets - OS Digital 3-Channel Radio Control SystemThe OS Digital 3-Channel Radio Control System was my first radio control system. To the right is a photo of my system, that was first installed in a homemade air boat (Cox .049 used for power). The transmitter and the receiver both had a dark blue, metal case.

To the right is an advertisement in American Aircraft Modeler from a 1968 edition. OS Digital 3-Channel by World Engines

The pictures below were grabbed from an auction on eBay. It looks exactly like the system I had. I had completely forgotten about the sewn leather case that went on the transmitter. It came in handy once when I left the transmitter sitting on top of my car after loading the airplane and field equipment into the car, then puling out of the driveway and seeing the transmitter bounce off the road. Yikes. The only damage was a hole in the side of the leather case where one corner of the metal case punched through.







Airplanes and Rockets - OS Digital 3-Channel Radio Control System


Airplanes and Rockets - OS 3-Channel Radio Control System

Airplanes and Rockets - OS 3-Channel Radio Control System

Airplanes and Rockets - OS 3-Channel Radio Control System


See other Vintage Radio Control Systems here.

Here is a photo of an OS 6 channel radio that went up for bids on eBay in July of 2008. I've been waiting for one of the 3 channel models.

OS 6-Channel Radio Control System          OS 6-Channel Radio Control System