American Helicopter Museum
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| Established | October 1996[2] |
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| Location | 1220 American Boulevard West Chester, Pennsylvania United States |
| Type | History[1] |
| Website | http://www.helicoptermuseum.org |
The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center is located at 1220 American Boulevard, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. The transport museum focuses on the history, science and technology of rotary wing aviation.[1] The collection contains over 40 civilian and military autogyros, convertiplanes and helicopters, including some early generation models.[1] The museum also contains an extensive research library.[1]
The museum was founded in 1996, and since that time has hosted the annual Rotorfest festival, featuring static and flying helicopter displays.
Rotorfest
Rotorfest is an annual all-helicopter airshow held by the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center. Rotorfest is billed by the museum as the World's Largest All-Helicopter Airshow. [3] The Airshow takes place at the Brandywine Airport in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Aircraft static displays were located on the north side of the airport around the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center's building.
The first Rotorfest took place in 1996 and has been held annually since. In recent years the museum has teamed with David Schultz Airshows [4]; the website features the acts, static displays, and schedule of events. The airshow is usually two days, over a weekend in September or October, and features not only the regular static collection of the museum but visiting military helicopters and civilian performance rotorcraft. Homebuilt aircraft and experimental aircraft are also usually on display.
References
- ^ a b c d American Helicopter Museum & Education Center. "American Helicopter Museum & Education Center" brochure, circa 2007.
- ^ Helicoptermuseum-History Retrieved 2011-09-18
- ^ American Helicopter Museum & Education Center. "http://www.helicoptermuseum.org/RotorFest/RotorFestInformation.aspx"
- ^ http://rotorfest.schultzairshows.com/
External links
- American Helicopter Museum & Education Center official website
- Photos of helicopters and rotorcraft at the American Helicopter Museum
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