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.

Arnold AR-5

Arnold AR-5

Arnold AR-5  Designed and built in 1992 at Pinole, California by kitplane enthusiast Mike Arnold, the AR-5 was constructed of composite materials similar to those used by Mojave-based aviation innovator Burt Rutan.  Its extreme light weight (under 500 lbs. empty) and...

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Hiller YH-32

Hiller YH-32

Hiller YH-32 Hornet  Conceived in the early 1950s as an ultra-lightweight helicopter, the original YH-32 was built as military research project but the helicopter itself was certified under civilian FAA regulations and first flew in 1954.  It featured twin ramjet...

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Beachey Little Looper

Beachey Little Looper

Beachey-Eaton Biplane  San Francisco native Lincoln Beachey had established himself as a demonstration pilot working for Glenn Curtiss by the early 1910s.  During one set of flight demonstrations his "double ended" Curtiss Pusher, equipped with both forward and rear...

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Rutan Defiant 40

Rutan Defiant 40

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.
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