Classic Rotors Museum
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  Location within southern California | |
| Established | 1992 |
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| 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 Ramona Airport in Ramona, California, United States.
History
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.
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.
Collection
- Adams-Wilson Hobbycopter
- Aérospatiale Alouette III
- Aérospatiale SA 341G Gazelle
- Air & Space 18A
- Bell 47
- Bell 47G
- Bell 47G
- Bell 47G
- Bell 47J
- Bell UH-1N Iroquois
- Bensen B-8
- Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
- Bölkow Bo 102
- Brantly 305
- Cessna 172M
- Convertawings A Quadrotor
- de Lackner 125
- DuPont Aerospace DP-1
- Eagle Helicycle
- Goodyear GA-400R Gizmo
- Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH
- Helipod
- Hiller 1094 Camel
- Hiller UH-12
- Hiller YH-32 Hornet
- Hiller YH-32 Hornet[citation needed]
- Hughes 269
- Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
- Hughes RWV
- Jovair YH-30
- Kaman HOK[citation needed]
- Kaman HUK
- Kamov Ka-26
- Kelly Ranger II
- McCulloch J-2
- Mil Mi-2
- Monte-Copter Model 15 Triphibian
- Piasecki H-21
- Piasecki H-25
- Piasecki HRP Rescuer
- Piasecki HUP-3
- Pressure Jet
- PZL M28 Skytruck
- Revolution Mini-500
- Robinson R22
- Robinson R44
- RotorWay Exec
- Rotorway 133 Scorpion
- Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave
- Sikorksy H-34J
- Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard
- Sikorsky S-52
- Sikorsky S-55
- SNCASO SO.1221 Djinn
- Westland Wasp
See also
- American Helicopter Museum, Pennsylvania, USA
- The Helicopter Museum, Somerset, England
- Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg, Germany
- List of aerospace museums
References
- 1 2 "About Us". Classic Rotors Museum. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ Riordan, Jack (September 17, 2009). "Public treated to inside look at county airport". Ramona Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ Musicar, Jessica (July 2005). "Museum pays homage to 'rotorcraft'". Retrieved November 13, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Hobbycopter". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Allouette III". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Aerospatiale SA 341G Gazelle". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "FAA Registry [N6131S]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation.
- ↑ "J-2 / A&S 18A". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Bell 47". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "FAA Registry [N3105G]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "FAA Registry [N2899B]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "FAA Registry [N7576]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "FAA Registry [N2098]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "H-1N". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Bensen Gyrocopter". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "H-46". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "BO-102". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Brantly 305". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "FAA Registry [N1702V]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Quadrotor". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "De Lackner 125". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "DP-1". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "FAA Registry [N209GM]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Gizmo". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "DASH". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Helipod". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Camel". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "H-12". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Hornet". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Hughes 269". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "NOTAR". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Ring Wing". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Jovair (McCulloch) MC4-H30". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "HUK". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ Ragay, Johan (April 17, 2009). "Classic Rotors". Kaman H-43 Huskie. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "KA-26". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "FAA Registry [N580D]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "J-2 / A&S 18A". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "MI-2". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "MonteCopter Model 15". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "H-21". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "FAA Registry [N64606]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "H-25". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "HRP". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ Robinson, Skip (January 30, 2019). "The home of classic helicopters". Vertical. MHM Publishing. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ↑ "FAA Registry [N7089F]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Pressure Jet". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "FAA Registry [N341ML]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Mini 500". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "R-22". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "R44". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Exec". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "RotorWay Scorpion Model 133". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "H-37". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "FAA Register [N87717]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "HH-52". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "S-52". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "S-55". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Djinn". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Wasp". Classic Rotors Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Classic Rotors Museum.
- Official website
- John Riley Podcast – interview with and tour by museum founder