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This museum has more than 50 [[aircraft|aerospace vehicles]] along with companion descriptive displays concerning the history of flight. Some of the exhibits include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircraft on display |url=https://www.hiller.org/museum/aircraft-on-display/ |website=Hiller Aviation Museum |publisher=Hiller Aviation Museum |access-date=4 February 2024}}</ref>
This museum has more than 50 [[aircraft|aerospace vehicles]] along with companion descriptive displays concerning the history of flight. Some of the exhibits include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircraft on |url=://www.hiller.org/museum/aircraft-on-display |website=Hiller Aviation Museum |access-date= 2024}}</ref>


* [[Frederick Marriott#Avitor|Marriott Avitor airship]] – replica
* [[Frederick Marriott#Avitor|Marriott Avitor airship]] – replica
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* John Montgomery's Santa Clara glider – replica
* John Montgomery's Santa Clara glider – replica
* J.C. Irvine's Aerocycloid – replica
* J.C. Irvine's Aerocycloid – replica
* Maupin-Lanteri Black Diamond as flown by [[Weldon B. Cooke]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Maupin-Lanteri Black Diamond |url=https://www.si.edu/object/maupin-lanteri-black-diamond:nasm_A19490036000 |website=Smithsonian |publisher=Smithsonian |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref>
* Maupin-Lanteri Black Diamond as flown by [[Weldon B. Cooke]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Maupin-Lanteri Black Diamond |url=://www.si.edu/object/maupin-lanteri-black-diamond:nasm_A19490036000 |website= |publisher=Smithsonian |access-date= 2024}}</ref>
* [[Curtiss Model D | Curtiss pusher model D]] – replica
* [[Curtiss Model D | Curtiss pusher model D]] – replica
* John Montgomery's Evergreen glider
* John Montgomery's Evergreen glider
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* [[Stearman-Hammond Y-1]]
* [[Stearman-Hammond Y-1]]
* [[Hiller XH-44]] – replica
* [[Hiller XH-44]] – replica
* [[Hiller Flying Platform]]<ref>[https://www.hiller.org/event/flying-platform/ Hiller Flying Platform]</ref>
* [[Hiller Flying Platform]]<ref>://www.hiller.org/event/flying-platform Hiller </ref>
* [[Grumman HU-16 Albatross| Grumman HU-16(RD) Albatross]]<ref>[https://www.hiller.org/grumman-albatross/ Grumman HU-16-RD “Albatross”]</ref>
* [[Grumman HU-16 Albatross| Grumman HU-16(RD) Albatross]]<ref>://www.hiller.org/grumman-albatross - </ref>
* [[Hiller ROE Rotorcycle|XROE-1 Rotorcycle helicopter]]
* [[Hiller ROE Rotorcycle|XROE-1 Rotorcycle helicopter]]
* Hiller VXT-8 [[Coleopter]] – replica
* Hiller VXT-8 [[Coleopter]] – replica
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* [[Lockheed YO-3 Quiet Star]]
* [[Lockheed YO-3 Quiet Star]]
* [[RotorWay Scorpion]]
* [[RotorWay Scorpion]]
* [[Boeing 747]] – forward fuselage<ref>[https://www.hiller.org/boeing-747/ Boeing 747-100 Nose Section and Cockpit]</ref>
* [[Boeing 747]] – forward fuselage<ref>://www.hiller.org/boeing-747 </ref>
* [[Fairchild 24]]
* [[Fairchild 24]]
* [[Cessna 177 Cardinal]]
* [[Cessna 177 Cardinal]]

Revision as of 21:44, 10 May 2024

Hiller Aviation Museum
The front of the Hiller Aviation Museum with a Rutan Long-EZ on the roof
Hiller Aviation Museum is located in California
Hiller Aviation Museum
Location within California
EstablishedJune 1998 (1998-06)
LocationSan Carlos, California
Coordinates37°30′45″N 122°15′11″W / 37.5124°N 122.2531°W / 37.5124; -122.2531
TypeAviation museum
Collection size50+ aircraft
FounderStanley Hiller Jr.
PresidentJon Welte
Websitewww.hiller.org

The Hiller Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at the San Carlos Airport in San Carlos, California. It has over fifty aircraft on display, as well as flight simulators, plane cockpits and other exhibits tracing aviation history.[1] The museum was founded by Stanley Hiller in June 1998[2] and is endowed by members of the Hiller family. It specializes in Northern California aircraft history and helicopter history. The museum is also an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program.[3]

Visitors at a desktop flight simulator

Collection

This museum has more than 50 aerospace vehicles along with companion descriptive displays concerning the history of flight. Some of the exhibits include:[4]

Events

This museum sponsored Vertical Challenge, an annual all-helicopter airshow from 2000-2010, and a final one in 2012.[citation needed] In 2011 and 2016 an aviation festival event called Heli-Fest was held instead.[citation needed]

Programs

This museum offers two Scouts BSA Merit Badge programs, the Aviation Merit Badge and the Weather Merit Badge.[9]

  • Displayed Aircraft
  • Hermes Avitor Jr.
    Hermes Avitor Jr.
  • Montgomery Gull glider
    Montgomery Gull glider
  • Santa Clara glider
    Santa Clara glider
  • Montgomery Evergreen Glider
    Montgomery Evergreen Glider
  • Wright Flyer
    Wright Flyer
  • Aerocycloid
    Aerocycloid
  • Little Looper
    Little Looper
  • Fokker Dr.I
    Fokker Dr.I
  • Velie Monocoupe
    Velie Monocoupe
  • Hiller Flying Platform
    Hiller Flying Platform
  • Hiller VXT-8 Coleopter
    Hiller VXT-8 Coleopter
  • Grumman HU-16 Albatross
    Grumman HU-16 Albatross
  • Boeing 747
    Boeing 747
  • SpaceShipOne
    SpaceShipOne

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ "The Five Best Museums Near San Carlos, California". California.com. California.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ Costantinou, Marianne (2006-04-23). "Stanley Hiller Jr. -- designed helicopters, created museum". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  3. ^ "Affiliate detail: Hiller Aviation Museum". Smithsonian Affiliations. 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  4. ^ "Aircraft on Display". Hiller Aviation Museum. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Maupin-Lanteri Black Diamond". National Air and Space Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Hiller Flying Platform". Hiller Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Grumman HU-16-RD "Albatross"". Hiller Aviation Museum. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Boeing 747-100 Nose Section and Cockpit". Hiller Aviation Museum. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Hiller Merit Badge Program". Boy Scouts of America, Pacific Skyline Council. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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