Hiller Aviation Museum
Aircraft on display
Where Inspiration Takes Flight!
Dedicated to the dreams of flight and the innovations of aviation pioneers, the museum chronicles over a century of history and provides a glimpse into air transportation’s future.
No flaps? No problem. Burt Rutan designed the Defiant as efficient, safe aircraft with both engines on the aircraft center axis. In case of a catastrophic engine failure, the plane would not go into a spin.
Developed as an unarmed reconnaissance aircraft, the MQ-1 gained notoriety when adapted into the world's first armed UAV.
With a wing span of over 200 feet and a low radar and heat signature, the Condor was practically invisible and could fly nonstop for 3 days
In the height of the Vietnam conflict, Lockheed's YO-3A silently sailed overhead, observing everything and everyone - undetected.
The XH-44 was designed and built by 18-year-old entrepreneur, Stanley Hiller Jr. and his team in a small automotive garage in Oakland, California.
Many aviation firsts took place in early northern California. None may have had more impact than Eugene Ely’s epic landing on the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Pennsylvania in his Curtiss Pusher.
The Hiller Flying Platform, the closest design to mimic a magic carpet still captures the public imagination.
You can also browse the full list of our vehicles on display
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