Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg
Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg | |
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Established | 1960 |
Location | Bückeburg, Lower Saxony |
Type | Aviation museum |
Website | http://www.hubschraubermuseum.de/ |
The Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg (Bückeburg Helicopter Museum) is located in the German town of Bückeburg, 30 miles (50 km) to the west of Hannover. The museum is the sole museum in Germany specialising in rotary-wing flight and one of few worldwide. The museum is dedicated to the history and technology of the helicopter.[1]
Hubschrauberzentrum e. V.
The Hubschrauberzentrum e. V. (Helicopter Centre Association) - founded in 1970 - is an organisation of volunteers that operates and maintains the museum. The association maintains an extensive archive and a library for scientific study of the history of rotorcraft.
Exhibits
Displayed in the museum are single and multi-rotor helicopters, gyrocopters as well as numerous helicopter models, historical photos, working models of rotors, technical demonstration and teaching material, parts, tools or equipment for helicopters. A helicopter simulator Infocopter IC-135 is available for museum visitors.
Single-rotor helicopters
Exhibits include the following helicopter types:
- Aérospatiale Alouette II (SE 3130)
- Aérospatiale Alouette III (SA 316B)
- Bell 47
- Bell UH-1D
- Bölkow Bo 46
- Bölkow Bo 102
- Bölkow Bo 103
- Bölkow Bo 105
- Bölkow P166/3
- Bristol Sycamore
- Hiller H-23
- Hughes TH-55 Osage
- Eurocopter Bo 108
- MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
- Merckle SM 67
- Mil Mi-1
- Mil Mi-2
- Nagler-Rolz NR 54
- Saunders-Roe Skeeter
- Siemetzki ASRO 4
- Sikorsky S-58
- Sud-Ouest Djinn
Multi-rotor helicopters
- Cornu
- Focke-Wulf Fw 61
- Goslich
- Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee
- Kaman HH-43 Huskie
- Kamov Ka-26
- Müller WG-21
- Vertol V-43 / H-21 C
- Wagner Rotocar
Gyrocopters
- Air & Space 18A
- Bensen Gyrocopter B-8-M
- Derschmidt Gyrocopter
- Focke-Achgelis Fa 330
- Krauss Autogiro TRS 1
- Rotortec Cloud Dancer I
- Rotortec Cloud Dancer II
- VFW H2
Tip-jet helicopters
Helicopter simulator
- InfoCopter IC135
See also
- Related lists
References
- ↑ Hubschraubermuseum.de - History Retrieved:18 December 2012
External links
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Coordinates: 52°15′41″N 9°02′49″E / 52.26139°N 9.04694°E