Hiller Aviation Museum
The
Hiller Air Museum
, located in
San Carlos, California
at the
San Carlos Airport
, is an
aircraft
history
museum
. Endowed by members of the
Hiller family
(owners of the
Hiller Aircraft Company
, an early
helicopter
pioneer), this small museum specializes in
Northern California
aircraft history and helicopter history. Notable exhibits include:
The
Hiller X-44
, first coaxial helicopter to fly in the US
http://www.hiller.org/exhibits/online-exhibits/hiller-xh44/hiller-xh44.html
The
Hiller Flying Platform
, an experimental aircraft from 1955 to give a single passenger low-altitude flight
http://www.hiller.org/exhibits/online-exhibits/flying-platform/flying-platform.htm
Parts of the
Boeing SST
prototype, an uncompleted
Concorde
rival
http://www.hiller.org/exhibits/online-exhibits/sst/sst.html
The front 45 feet of a
Boeing 747
http://www.hiller.org/exhibits/online-exhibits/747/747.html
Every June, the museum sponsors the
Vertical Challenge Airshow
, a helicopter-centred
airshow
at
San Carlos Airport
.
External links
*
The Hiller Museum Official Website
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