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The AMA History Project presents · Autobiography

John Hunton

Born
February 13, 1932
Modeling since
1939
AMA number
22856

Written & Submitted by JHH (06/96), (11/2010); Transcribed by NR (09/1996); Edited by SS (2002), Updated by JS (10/2008), Reformatted by JS (09/2009), updated (11/2010)

Career

  • 1981: Designed National Aeromodeling Center for AMA, Reston, Virginia
  • 1990: Planned and designed AMA national flying site and facilities, Muncie, Indiana
  • Collaborated with Bill Winter on 26 model design articles.

Honors

  • 1981: AMA Fellow
  • 2002: Model Aviation Hall of Fame

Born February 13, 1932 in Falls Church, Virginia 1939: Age 7, first engine, O&R 19

1946: Up to the 1970s, competed control line speed, jet speed, stunt, combat, Free Flight, etc. 1949: Studied aeronautical engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1952: Tool design draftsman General Electric jet engine facility, Evendale, Ohio 1952-1954: US Army Artillery instructor

1959: Married Mary Cecil Campbell, two sons, two daughters, now four grandchildren 1960: Graduated Virginia Polytechnic Institute Bachelor of Architecture 1963: Registered architect in Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Subsequently in Florida and Indiana

1970-1974: Partner Musolino and Hunton Architects:

Langley High School, Robinson High School, Groveton High School, Fairfax City High School, Camelot Elementary, King's Park Elementary, Country Club view Elementary, etc.

1975-1981: Remotely Piloted Vehicles, Melpar Division of E-Systems Aeromechanical engineer and test pilot.

1981-Present: Central Intelligence Agency, Senior Architect Specialist 1981: designed National Aeromodeling Center (For AMA), Reston, Va. 1990: Planned and designed AMA national flying site and facilities, Muncie, Ind.

Article List, John Hunton Issue

May 1974 AMJ 1974

Magazine American Aircraft Modeler American Aircraft Modeler Junior Modeler American Aircraft Modeler American Aircraft Modeler Antique Aircraft News

January 1979 May 1979 May 1979

Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation

March 1981

Model Aviation

Bipes and Tripes, for Bill Winter Monsters and Monoplanes, for Bill Winter V-77 (Gullwing Stinson) F-I 5 Eagle (whip control), for Bill Winter That Heavenly Sound, for Bill Winter The Crashmaster, for Bill Winter The Seventh Iteration, CL, for Bill Winter

September 1982 March 1983 March 1983 1982-83 August 1984 August 1984 October 1984

Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation

Sanding, the Basics Psuedoaerodynamics (illustration) Frequency Converter (illustration) Headquarters Construction The Screamin’ Eaglet Takeoff Dolly Sketch, CL Revised CL Stunt Routine

June 1971 Sept. 1972 May/June March 1974

Article Topic

Written with

OQ2A Drone Letter Wind Flying, for Bill Winter Whipper-snappers, for Bill Winter

Bernie Stuecker October 1984

Model Aviation

May 1985 May 1985 Dec. 1985 Oct. 1986 May 1987 January 1988 January 1988 February 1988 April 1988 July 1988 1988-89 January 1989 February 1989

Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Shopper Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Cloud 9 newsletter Model Aviation Model Aviation

April 1989 August 1989 February 1990 July 1990 November 1990

Airborm (Australia) Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation

Letter on Foam Wing Structures Adapting Industrial Carburetors for RC GeoPhysical CL Combat Haboob, CL Wind Flier Tsunami, ½ A Control Line Eaglet Bipe, RC HalfLite CL Combat Get Ready to Fly Notes on Canard Design Modular Silencer ET: Electric Trainer, CL Masterpieces of the Museum Series Taperwing. ½ A RC Racer Dragonfli, ½ A CL Combat

Larry Driskill

Larry Driskill

J.E. Albritton Bob Dorn

Model Aviation

The Electric Vacation (featuring daughter Martha) Apiary, .074 CL Bipe ’89, CL Shuriken Streak, CL Krackerjac with Herb Clukey (drafting)

March/April 1991 March 1991 April 1991 May 1991

Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation

RC Special Fabulous X-Wing AkroBat, CL Sander, P-51 (illustration)

June 1991

Flying Models

Lightning Bug

Bill Winter (drafting)

Model Aviation RC Modeler

NovaClone, CL Cloud Niner

Bob Dorn Bill Winter

Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation

Jumpin Geo, RC Fun Fly The BCM (Beer Can Muffler) Litebipe, RC Fun Fly

Model Aviation Model Aviation Flying Models Flying Models

Aria, Soaring Electric Aria: The Long Wing Sandpiper, Electric Sport Swallow, RC Sport

September 1991 Sept/Oct 1991 November 1991 January 1992 August 1992 September 1992 March 1993 March 1993 March 1994

Hal deBolt

Bill Winter Bill Winter

Bill Winter Bill Winter Bill Winter Bill Winter April 1994 March 1995 June 1995 March 1996 April 1996 March 1996 July 1996 July 1997 July 1997 August 1997 September 1997 November 1997 1997 April 1998 April 1998 July 1998 October 1996 January 1999 January 1999 March 1999 June 1999 August 2001 September 2001 December 2004 May 2005 May 2005 November 2005 July 2006 January 2007 February 2007 February 2007 October 2009 November 2010

Model Aviation AMA National Newsletter Model Aviation Flying Models RC Modeler Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Flying Models Model Aviation

Raptor, RC How to Learn to Fly RC Quicker and Better Flicker, RC Bipe Aeriole .15 Sport Tern QED Canard Soft Touch Goblin Mainstream AMA Museum

Bill Winter

Bill Winter Bill Winter Bill Winter Bill Winter Bill Winter Bill Winter Bill Winter Steve Kaluf

RC Modeler

Javelin

Bill Winter

Airborne RC Digest (Australia) Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation RC Modeler Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation Model Aviation

Trilogy Koala Osprey WinterFest 1997 Ascender Jackpot Hummer Safety Letter Duster Pipe Dream SkyShark with autopilot

Bill Winter Bill Winter Bill Winter

RC Modeler

Buzzer

Bill Winter

Model Aviation Flying Models Flying Models

Snorter Typhoon 1B Hawker Typhoon

Flying Models Flying Models Fly RC Flying Models Model Airplane News Model Aviation

Percival Provost P-3 Lockheed Orion HP-42 Handley Page HP-42 Handley Page HP-42 Handley Page Anti-torque device

Model Aviation

Gamma

Bill Winter Bill Winter Bill Winter Bill Winter Bill Winter (signed) John Hunton 6/96, updated 11/2010

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