PacMin
PacMin (Pacific Miniatures) is a manufacturer of model aircraft.[1][2][3]
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Native name | Pacific Miniatures |
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| Industry | model aircraft |
| Founded | 1946, Alhambra, California |
| Headquarters | |
| Owner | Fred Ouweleen |
History
PacMin was founded in 1946 by two employees of Douglas Aircraft Company.[4] The purpose was to create models for people to see the interior of aircraft in order to get nervous travelers to fly.[4] The company created large cutaway models that became mainstays for travel agencies. PacMin began creating smaller models scaled to one hundredth of the aircraft size which became what the company was known for.[4]
In 1986 it was purchased by Fred Ouweleen. In 1995 the company relocated to Fullerton, California.[1]
In a 2015 article, The Jakarta Post wrote that the company is the "world’s biggest plane model manufacturer".[5]
See also
References
- Ponsi, Lou (April 14, 2015). "Models tell an aircraft's story". Orange County Register.
- Mayerowitz, Scott (March 19, 2015). "Airline world's never outgrown love for collecting model planes". Associated Press via The Seattle Times.
The company, based in Fullerton, Calif., created large cutaway models that showed aircraft interiors to a public that had — for the most part — never stepped foot on a plane. Those models would become a mainstay of travel agencies for decades.
- White, Ronald D. (December 23, 2010). "Pacific Miniatures is big example for Obama's export initiative". Los Angeles Times.
Pacific Miniatures of Fullerton has been manufacturing precision scale model aircraft for almost 65 years.
- Mayerowitz, Scott (21 March 2015). "Model planes are big business". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- Krismantari, Ika (April 20, 2015). "Steered by passion Indonesia's model plane makers". The Jakarta Post.
...the world’s biggest plane model manufacturer, Pacific Miniatures, which makes $10 million in annual sales.
- "Members of the public generally can't buy PacMin models - How model airplanes help break the ice between airline executives - The Economic Times". The Economic Times.
- "Feature: Big orld of little airplanes". UPI.
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