Classic Rotors is a flying aviation museum specializing in helicopters and other rotorcraft, located at Ramona Airport in Ramona, California, United States.
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:
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
External links
John Riley Podcast – interview with and tour by museum founder