Classic Rotors Museum
Classic Rotors is a flying aviation museum specializing in helicopters and other rotorcraft, located at Ramona Airport in Ramona, California, United States.
The Piasecki H-21B in the museum hangar 
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
- Hughes 269
- Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
- Hughes RWV
- Jovair YH-30
- Kaman HOK
- 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
- ^ "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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Classic Rotors Museum.
- Official website
- John Riley Podcast – interview with and tour by museum founder