Visit the Hiller Aviation Museum with 2 VIP Passes good for four admission to the museum.

Location a?? The museum is located at the Northwest corner of the San Carlos Airport, San Mateo County, and immediately adjacent to highway 101.

Exhibit a?? A collection of aviation history spanning over the past 30 years by Stanley Hiller. Collection includes 50 aircraft exhibits and numerous displays such as:
1869 a??Avitora?? Hermes Jr. (early heavy-lift airship - unmanned)
1883, 1905, & 1911 gliders (Montgomery)
1903 Wright Flyer Replica (first manned powered flight)
1911 Eugene Elya??s Curtiss Pusher (the first plane to land on a ship).
1913 Lincoln Beacheya?? a??Little Loopera?? (early aerobatic airplane).
1945 Hiller 360 (first inherently-stable helicopter to be licensed by the FAA).
1955 Flying Platform (first ducted fan, man-carrying, VTOL aircraft)
1955 Grumman Albatross (flew around the world).
1956 XROE Rotorcycle (fully collapsible helicopter)
1970 Boeing 747-100 cockpit (fully accessible)
1985 Czech AERO Vodochody L-39
1986 Boeing Condor (spy plane with 201-ft. wing span)
And many more. Visit our exhibits page.

Facilities a?? The museuma??s 53,000 square foot complex consists of a main exhibit hall, an entrance atrium, 35-seat Theater, two 50-seat conference center, gift store/restoration shop/and kitchen facilities for catered events.

The Hiller Aviation Institute & Museum was founded by helicopter pioneer Stanley Hiller Jr. in June 1998.

The museum can trace its origins to the 1970's. A group of eclectic aircraft, collected by Stanley Hiller, Jr., was gathered within a warehouse in Redwood City but only accessible to the general public by special appointment. The growing collection consisted of unique early aircraft, one-of-a-kind prototypes and cutting edge test vehicles, some of which came from the Hiller Aircraft Company and many from other manufacturers.

The importance of an adventurous and innovative spirit is evident in the aircraft collection. These traits were Stanley's hallmark over decades of invention as a helicopter manufacturing pioneer. They reflected Stan's own participation in Northern California aviation history in which he produced innovative aircraft the world had never seen, from personal flying platforms to ramjet tipped rotorcraft.

Stanley understood that progress in solving global transportation issues, with aviation as a key element, required a relentless capacity for innovation. He recognized the strength the Bay Area possessed in harboring the talent, science, progressive attitudes and capital resources needed to develop science and aviation in the 21st Century. A museum devoted to communicating the richness of this legacy and its promise for the future was Stanley's vision.

To fulfil this dream, the museuma??s Board of Directors built a structure with the flexibility to house and display inspiring examples of aviation technology, to tell the stories of adventurous aviation pioneers and to provide facilities that allow the community to gather and explore science and technology through the gateway of aviation.

The museum was opened to the public in June, 1998, and has continued to thrive ever since.