Hiller Aviation Museum

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A model of a coleopter at the Hiller Aviation Museum

The Hiller Aviation Museum, located in San Carlos, California, USA at the San Carlos Airport, is an aircraft history museum. Endowed by members of the Hiller family (owners of the Hiller Aircraft Corporation, an early helicopter pioneer), this small museum specializes in Northern California aircraft history and helicopter history.

1 History
2 Permanent exhibits
3 Sponsored events
4 See also
5 Sources
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

The Hiller Aviation Museum was founded by Stanley Hiller, Jr., in June 1998.^[1]

[edit] Permanent exhibits

This museum has more than 45 aerospace vehicles along with companion descriptive displays concerning the history of flight. Some of the exhibits include:

The Hiller X-44, first coaxial helicopter to fly in the US [1]
The Hiller Flying Platform, an experimental aircraft from 1955 to give a single passenger low-altitude flight [2]
The original mockup, partially assembled, of the Boeing 2707, a supersonic transport prototype, an uncompleted Concorde rival [3]
The front 45 feet of a Boeing 747 [4]

[edit] Sponsored events

Every June, the museum sponsors the Vertical Challenge Airshow, a helicopter-centred airshow at the San Carlos Airport. On-going events concern "Young Eagles" and a "Lecture Series".