East Coast Indoor Modelers, Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA
- East Coast Indoor Modelers club information:
- activity: Aircraft
- number of members: 1
- located: Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA
ECIM provides access to historic Lakehurst Hangar 1 every weekend and national holiday throughout the year for free flight and slow fly RC enthusiasts.
As far as we know, ECIM is the oldest operating model aircraft club in the nation.
We have been flying in the Hangar for over 80 years! We host sanctioned free flight record trials throughout the year, and our members regularly set national records, competing on a world class level.
Hangar 1 provides one of the largest indoor spaces on the planet.
Its interior dimensions are: 800' long X 250' wide with a 180' ceiling.
The Hangar was originally constructed during the heyday of Zeppelin development and is most famous for housing the Hindenburg between its Trans-Atlantic flights.
Hangar 1 is part of the Navy Lakehurst Air Engineering Facility, which provides the US Navy with developmental support.
Today it is a national historic site and part of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL).
ECIM maintains a close relationship with the base and is considered part of Hangar 1's history.
