Hiller Aviation Museum

Hiller Aviation Museum

The front of the Hiller Aviation Museum. A Rutan Long-EZ is on the roof.
Established June 1998
Location San Carlos, California
Type Aerospace museum
Website http://www.hiller.org/

The Hiller Aviation Museum is an aircraft history museum located at the San Carlos Airport in San Carlos, California. The museum was founded by Stanley Hiller in June 1998.[1] and is endowed by members of the Hiller family, owners of the Hiller Aircraft Corporation. It specializes in Northern California aircraft history and helicopter history. The museum is also an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program.[2]

Permanent exhibits

This museum has more than 50 aerospace vehicles along with companion descriptive displays concerning the history of flight. Some of the exhibits include:

See also

References

  1. Costantinou, Marianne (2006-04-23). "Stanley Hiller Jr. -- designed helicopters, created museum". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  2. "Affiliate detail: Hiller Aviation Museum". Smithsonian Affiliations. 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-06-17.

Sources

Coordinates: 37°30′45″N 122°15′11″W / 37.5124°N 122.2531°W / 37.5124; -122.2531

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