Carl Goldberg Products is a
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign ( ) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in Illinois outside the Chicago metropo ...
-based manufacturer of
radio-controlled airplane
A radio-controlled aircraft (often called RC aircraft or RC plane) is a small flying machine that is controlled remotely by an operator on the ground using a hand-held radio transmitter. The transmitter continuously communicates with a receiver ...
kits and
Almost Ready to Fly
A radio-controlled aircraft (often called RC aircraft or RC plane) is a small flying machine that is controlled remotely by an operator on the ground using a hand-held radio transmitter. The transmitter continuously communicates with a receiver ...
models.
History
The company was formed by Carl Goldberg (1912-1985) in 1955.
Carl Goldberg Models manufactures radio-controlled (RC) aircraft and components. This company was purchased by Great Planes Model Manufacturing on August 24, 2007. The model shown on the right was in production during negotiations and is considered to be either the last model produced under the previous owner or the first under the new one; it was released in December 2007.
Models
The Bucker Jugmann
The Staudacher S-300 GS
Related
The
Academy of Model Aeronautics
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), based in Muncie, Indiana, United States at , is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of model aviation as a recognized sport as well as a recreational activity. It is the largest organizatio ...
established the "Carl Goldberg Vital People Award" to recognize contributions to model aviation.
References
External links
Biography of Carl Goldbergat AMA History Project
Overview of Carl Goldberg's lifein ''Model Aviation'' magazine
Radio-controlled aircraft
Manufacturing companies based in Georgia (U.S. state)
Companies based in Hall County, Georgia
American companies established in 1956
Manufacturing companies established in 1956
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