Classic Rotors Museum
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  Location within southern California | |
| Established | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Location | Ramona, California |
| Coordinates | 33°02′27″N 116°54′44″W / 33.040883°N 116.912198°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Mark DiCiero |
| Curator | Mark DiCiero |
| Website | rotors |
Classic Rotors is a flying aviation museum specializing in helicopters and other rotorcraft, located at the Ramona Airport in Ramona, California, United States.
History[edit]
The museum was founded in 1992 by Mark DiCiero, after he built and learned to fly his own helicopter. The museum is a non-profit and all-volunteer organization, with no paid staff. The museum currently has five helicopters in flying condition, which are flown in air displays.[1][2][3]
The museum describes its mission as being:
...dedicated to the preservation of rare and vintage rotorcraft. Our mission is to preserve these rotorcraft as a tribute to the pioneers who risked so much to develop vertical flight technology. A key objective is to provide education about, and demonstrate various designs in rotor technology including tandem, co-axial, conventional (single), sync (intermeshing) and tip powered.[1]
Collection[edit]
- Adams-Wilson Hobbycopter[4]
- Aérospatiale Alouette III[5]
- Aérospatiale SA 341G Gazelle[6]
- Air & Space 18A[7][8]
- Bell 47[9]
- Bell 47G[10]
- Bell 47G[11]
- Bell 47G[12]
- Bell 47J[13]
- Bell UH-1N Iroquois[14]
- Bensen B-8[15]
- Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight[16]
- Bölkow Bo 102[17]
- Brantly 305[18]
- Cessna 172M[19]
- Convertawings A Quadrotor[20]
- de Lackner 125[21]
- DuPont Aerospace DP-1[22]
- Eagle Helicycle[23]
- Goodyear GA-400R Gizmo[24]
- Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH[25]
- Helipod[26]
- Hiller 1094 Camel[27]
- Hiller UH-12[28]
- Hiller YH-32 Hornet[29]
- Hiller YH-32 Hornet[citation needed]
- Hughes 269[30]
- Hughes OH-6 Cayuse[31]
- Hughes RWV[32]
- Jovair YH-30[33]
- Kaman HOK[citation needed]
- Kaman HUK[34][35]
- Kamov Ka-26[36]
- Kelly Ranger II[37]
- McCulloch J-2[38]
- Mil Mi-2[39]
- Monte-Copter Model 15 Triphibian[40]
- Piasecki H-21[41][42]
- Piasecki H-25[43]
- Piasecki HRP Rescuer[44][45]
- Piasecki HUP-3[46]
- Pressure Jet[47]
- PZL M28 Skytruck[48]
- Revolution Mini-500[49]
- Robinson R22[50]
- Robinson R44[51]
- RotorWay Exec[52]
- Rotorway 133 Scorpion[53]
- Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave[54]
- Sikorksy H-34J[55]
- Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard[56]
- Sikorsky S-52[57]
- Sikorsky S-55[58]
- SNCASO SO.1221 Djinn[59]
- Westland Wasp[60]
See also[edit]
- American Helicopter Museum, Pennsylvania, USA
- The Helicopter Museum, Somerset, England
- Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg, Germany
- List of aerospace museums
References[edit]
- ^ a b "About Us". Classic Rotors Museum. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Riordan, Jack (17 September 2009). "Public treated to inside look at county airport". Ramona Sentinel. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Musicar, Jessica (July 2005). "Museum pays homage to 'rotorcraft'". Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "Hobbycopter". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Allouette III". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Aerospatiale SA 341G Gazelle". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N6131S]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation.
- ^ "J-2 / A&S 18A". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Bell 47". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N3105G]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N2899B]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N7576]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N2098]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "H-1N". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Bensen Gyrocopter". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "H-46". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "BO-102". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Brantly 305". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N1702V]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Quadrotor". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "De Lackner 125". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "DP-1". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N209GM]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Gizmo". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "DASH". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Helipod". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Camel". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "H-12". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Hornet". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Hughes 269". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "NOTAR". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Ring Wing". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Jovair (McCulloch) MC4-H30". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "HUK". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Ragay, Johan (17 April 2009). "Classic Rotors". Kaman H-43 Huskie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "KA-26". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N580D]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "J-2 / A&S 18A". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "MI-2". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "MonteCopter Model 15". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "H-21". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N64606]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "H-25". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "HRP". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Robinson, Skip (30 January 2019). "The home of classic helicopters". Vertical. MHM Publishing. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N7089F]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Pressure Jet". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N341ML]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Mini 500". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "R-22". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "R44". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Exec". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "RotorWay Scorpion Model 133". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "H-37". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FAA Register [N87717]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "HH-52". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "S-52". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "S-55". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Djinn". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Wasp". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Classic Rotors Museum.
- Official website
- John Riley Podcast – interview with and tour by museum founder