Classic Rotors Museum Explained

Classic Rotors Museum
Map Type:	USA California Southern
Coordinates:	33.0409°N -116.9122°W
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Location:	Ramona, California
Type:	Aviation museum
Founder:	Mark DiCiero
Curator:	Mark DiCiero
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Classic Rotors is a flying aviation museum specializing in helicopters and other rotorcraft, located at the 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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The museum describes its mission as being:

Collection

• Adams-Wilson Hobbycopter^[4]
• Aérospatiale Alouette III^[5]
• Aérospatiale SA 341G Gazelle^[6]
• Air & Space 18A^{[7] [8]}
• Bell 47^[9]
• Bell 47G^[10]
• Bell 47G^[11]
• Bell 47G^[12]
• Bell 47J^[13]
• Bell UH-1N Iroquois^[14]
• Bensen B-8^[15]
• Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight^[16]
• Bölkow Bo 102^[17]
• Brantly 305^[18]
• Cessna 172M^[19]
• Convertawings A Quadrotor^[20]
• de Lackner 125^[21]
• DuPont Aerospace DP-1^[22]
• Eagle Helicycle^[23]
• Goodyear GA-400R Gizmo^[24]
• Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH^[25]
• Helipod^[26]
• Hiller 1094 Camel^[27]
• Hiller UH-12^[28]
• Hiller YH-32 Hornet^[29]
• Hiller YH-32 Hornet
• Hughes 269^[30]
• Hughes OH-6 Cayuse^[31]
• Hughes RWV^[32]
• Jovair YH-30^[33]
• Kaman HOK
• Kaman HUK^{[34] [35]}
• Kamov Ka-26^[36]
• Kelly Ranger II^[37]
• McCulloch J-2^[38]
• Mil Mi-2^[39]
• Monte-Copter Model 15 Triphibian^[40]
• Piasecki H-21^{[41] [42]}
• Piasecki H-25^[43]
• Piasecki HRP Rescuer^{[44] [45]}
• Piasecki HUP-3^[46]
• Pressure Jet^[47]
• PZL M28 Skytruck^[48]
• Revolution Mini-500^[49]
• Robinson R22^[50]
• Robinson R44^[51]
• RotorWay Exec^[52]
• Rotorway 133 Scorpion^[53]
• Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave^[54]
• Sikorksy H-34J^[55]
• Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard^[56]
• Sikorsky S-52^[57]
• Sikorsky S-55^[58]
• SNCASO SO.1221 Djinn^[59]
• Westland Wasp^[60]

See also

• American Helicopter Museum, Pennsylvania, USA
• The Helicopter Museum, Somerset, England
• Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg, Germany
• List of aerospace museums

External links

• • John Riley Podcast – interview with and tour by museum founder

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171115205026/http://www.rotors.org/aboutus.htm . 15 November 2017.
2. News: Riordan . Jack . Public treated to inside look at county airport . 18 October 2021 . Ramona Sentinel . 17 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110807175658/http://www.ramonasentinel.com/2009/09/17/public-treated-to-inside-look-at-county-airport . 7 August 2011.
3. Web site: Musicar . Jessica . Museum pays homage to 'rotorcraft' . https://archive.today/20130129223158/http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/article_c6450d96-a909-5ea9-b0c1-5b639c402217.html . dead . January 29, 2013 . 13 November 2009 . July 2005.
4. Web site: Hobbycopter . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
5. Web site: Allouette III . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
6. Web site: Aerospatiale SA 341G Gazelle . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
7. Web site: FAA Registry [N6131S] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation.
8. Web site: J-2 / A&S 18A . Classic Rotors Museum . 17 July 2022.
9. Web site: Bell 47 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
10. Web site: FAA Registry [N3105G] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation . 18 October 2021.
11. Web site: FAA Registry [N2899B] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation . 18 October 2021.
12. Web site: FAA Registry [N7576] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation . 18 October 2021.
13. Web site: FAA Registry [N2098] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation . 18 October 2021.
14. Web site: H-1N . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
15. Web site: Bensen Gyrocopter . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
16. Web site: H-46 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
17. Web site: BO-102 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
18. Web site: Brantly 305 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
19. Web site: FAA Registry [N1702V] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation . 18 October 2021.
20. Web site: Quadrotor . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
21. Web site: De Lackner 125 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
22. Web site: DP-1 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
23. Web site: FAA Registry [N209GM] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation . 18 October 2021.
24. Web site: Gizmo . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
25. Web site: DASH . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
26. Web site: Helipod . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
27. Web site: Camel . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
28. Web site: H-12 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
29. Web site: Hornet . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
30. Web site: Hughes 269 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
31. Web site: NOTAR . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
32. Web site: Ring Wing . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
33. Web site: Jovair (McCulloch) MC4-H30 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
34. Web site: HUK . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
35. Web site: Ragay . Johan . Classic Rotors . Kaman H-43 Huskie . 18 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721203544/http://www.h43-huskie.info/Classic-Rotors-H43.htm . 21 July 2011 . 17 April 2009.
36. Web site: KA-26 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
37. Web site: FAA Registry [N580D] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation . 18 October 2021.
38. Web site: J-2 / A&S 18A . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
39. Web site: MI-2 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
40. Web site: MonteCopter Model 15 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
41. Web site: H-21 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
42. Web site: FAA Registry [N64606] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation . 18 October 2021.
43. Web site: H-25 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
44. Web site: HRP . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
45. Web site: Robinson . Skip . The home of classic helicopters . Vertical . MHM Publishing . 20 February 2020 . 30 January 2019.
46. Web site: FAA Registry [N7089F] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation . 18 October 2021.
47. Web site: Pressure Jet . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
48. Web site: FAA Registry [N341ML] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation . 18 October 2021.
49. Web site: Mini 500 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
50. Web site: R-22 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
51. Web site: R44 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
52. Web site: Exec . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
53. Web site: RotorWay Scorpion Model 133 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
54. Web site: H-37 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
55. Web site: FAA Register [N87717] ]. Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation . 18 October 2021.
56. Web site: HH-52 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
57. Web site: S-52 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
58. Web site: S-55 . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
59. Web site: Djinn . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.
60. Web site: Wasp . Classic Rotors Museum . 18 October 2021.