The Hiller Avaiation Museum hosts a collection of 50 aircraft exhibits.

Highlights of the exhibits:

• 1869 “Avitor” Hermes Jr. (early heavy-lift airship - unmanned)


• 1903 Wright Flyer Replica (first manned powered flight)


• 1911 Eugene Ely’s Curtiss Pusher (the first plane to land on a ship)


• 1945 Hiller 360 (first inherently-stable helicopter to be licensed by the FAA)


• 1955 Grumman Albatross (flew around the world)


• 1956 XROE Rotorcycle (fully collapsible helicopter)


• 1970 Boeing 747-100 cockpit (fully accessible)


• 1986 Boeing Condor (spy plane with 201-ft. wing span)

Location:

The Hiller Aviation Museum
601 Skyway Rd.
San Carlos, CA

Website:

www.hiller.org