Exhibit – 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 “Avitor” Hermes Jr. (early heavy-lift airship - unmanned)
1883, 1905, & 1911 gliders (Montgomery)
1903 Wright Flyer Replica (first manned powered flight)
1911 Eugene Ely’s Curtiss Pusher (the first plane to land on a ship).
1913 Lincoln Beachey’ “Little Looper” (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 – The museum’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.
Location – The museum is located at the Northwest corner of the San Carlos Airport, San Mateo County, and immediately adjacent to highway 101.
Visitors – More than 85,000 annually.
Operations – 18 staff members and 100+ Volunteers
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Farnsworth Lab - Corner of Sansome and Green Streets, San Francisco. Where Green Street deadends into Telegraph Hill from the East.
No museum, yet, only a plaque. Philo Farnsworth invented many of the basics of television here. A block south of here is one of Henry Chung's legendary Hunan restaurants (inexpensive for geeks).
Hiller Aviation Museum - San Carlos
Exhibit – A collection of aviation history spanning over the past 30 years by Stanley Hiller. Collection includes 50 aircraft exhibits and numerous displays such as:
Facilities – The museum’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.
Location – The museum is located at the Northwest corner of the San Carlos Airport, San Mateo County, and immediately adjacent to highway 101.
Visitors – More than 85,000 annually.
Operations – 18 staff members and 100+ Volunteers
*'
Farnsworth Lab - Corner of Sansome and Green Streets, San Francisco. Where Green Street deadends into Telegraph Hill from the East.
No museum, yet, only a plaque. Philo Farnsworth invented many of the basics of television here. A block south of here is one of Henry Chung's legendary Hunan restaurants (inexpensive for geeks).