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Dedicated to the dreams of flight, the museum exhibits chronicle over a century of aviation history and provide a glimpse into air transportation's future.
Inside the museum, two large display areas contain the majority of the exhibits. Vintage and futuristic aircraft, prototypes, photographic displays, and models are on display.
In the Museum's main gallery, aircraft, and exhibits chronicle aviation history as far back as 1869. As visitors, you will make your way into our 27,600 square foot main gallery viewing over forty aircraft, exhibits, and many interactive displays. The museum is truly a unique experience with a cohesive theme devoted to telling the story of early historical and future aviation developments in California. Our walking tour, supported by multimedia presentations, will inspire and guide the visitor through an educational, and visually captivating tour.
In addition to the many full size aircraft in the museum's main gallery, the almost 8,000 square foot atrium displays over a dozen large scaled aircraft models. On exhibit, the remains of the T- I Thaden (Argonaut) an early all metal aircraft built in 1928 in downtown San Francisco. The Atrium houses our family lounge for the enjoyment of the younger generation and also a Restoration Shop, with its large picture windows, allows the visitor to witness the ongoing restoration process.
The Flight Sim Zone on the Museum's Mezzanine provides an opportunity to take flight in one of a variety of aircraft using high-fidelity desktop flight simulation software, realistic aircraft controls and multi-monitor displays (open only on limited weekend and evening hours).
Take A Virtual Tour
Note: The museum is undergoing exhibit changes and some of the aircraft in this tour are not still in the museum. A new tour will be developed when the changes are complete.
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The following aircraft are currently on exhibit:
| Frederick Marriott |
1869 |
Avitor (Replica) |
| John J. Montgomery |
1883 |
Glider (Replica) |
| Wright Brothers |
1903 |
Wright Flyer (Replica) |
| John J. Montgomery |
1905 |
Glider (Santa Clara, Replica) |
| Irvin |
1908 |
Aerocycloid (Replica) |
| Maupin / Lanteri |
1910 |
Black Diamond (Curtis type aircraft) |
| Curtis |
1911 |
Eugene Ely's Curtis Pusher, 1st to land on a ship (Replica) |
| John J. Montgomery |
1911 |
Glider (Evergreen) |
| Lincoln Beachy |
1914 |
Little Looper, Gnome 80 HP |
| Thaden |
1928 |
T-1 Argonaut |
| Monocoupe |
1928 |
70, Velie powered |
| Travelair |
1928 |
D4D (Louise Thaden & Suzanne Asbury Oliver) |
| Pietenpol |
1929 |
1960 Built aircraft Ford Model-A powered (Air Camper) |
| Buhl |
1931 |
Autogiro |
| Fairchild |
1935 |
24-C8C, Warner-Scarab powered |
| Stearman-Hammond |
1935 |
Y-1-S, Menasco powered Pusher |
| Stanley Hiller Jr. |
1944 |
XH-44 Hiller-copter (Co-axial rotor system, Replica) |
| United Helicopters |
1946 |
UH4 Commuter (Hiller) |
| Hiller Aircraft |
1947 |
J-10, First NOTAR helicopter built in America |
| Bell Helicopter |
1947 |
47D |
| Hiller Aircraft |
1949 |
360, First stable helicopter |
| Hiller Aircraft |
1950 |
H-23-B, Army helicopter |
| Hiller Aircraft |
1952 |
YH-32-A, First helicopter gunship (named the Sally Rand) |
| Hiller Aircraft |
1955 |
ONR, (Hiller Flying Platform) |
| Nelson |
1955 |
Humingbird (powered glider)
On loan from the National Soaring Museum. |
| Grumman |
1955 |
Albatross amphibian. Circumnavigated the world. |
| Hiller Aircraft |
1956 |
XROE-1, Rotorcycle (Single man helicopter) |
| Hiller Aircraft |
1957 |
VXT-8, (Coleopter, futuristic ring-wing design) |
| Del Mar |
1966 |
DHT-2 "WhirleyMite" trainer |
| Del Mar |
1968 |
DH-20 twin rotor. |
| Boeing Aircraft |
1969 |
737-200 cockpit |
| Lockheed Aircraft |
1969 |
YO-3A, (Quiet Star, Serial #01) |
| Boeing Aircraft |
1971 |
747-100 cockpit and first class section |
| Cessna |
1973 |
177 Cardinal |
| Hollmann |
1974 |
HA-2M Sportster Gyroplane |
| Rutan |
1978 |
Defiant Model 74 |
| NASA/Ames |
1979 |
AD-1 Oblique Wing |
| Quicksilver |
1982 |
MX Ultralight on floats |
| Bede |
1982 |
BD-5T |
| Aero Vodochody |
1983 |
L-39C Albatross |
| NASA/Stanford |
1985 |
Flying Model - (Oblique wing) |
| Pitts |
1985 |
S1-C |
| Boeing Aircraft |
1988 |
Condor, (Super secret robotic spy-plane) |
| Stanford |
1989 |
Swift hang glider |
| McDonnell Douglas |
1990 |
Model - Exhibit (Blended wing technology) |
| Arnold |
1992 |
AR-5 Sport Monoplane |
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