The Helicopter Museum?
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Haven't been there yet, but it looks excellent and I am hoping to combine it with a visit to this year's Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
Two good US museums with a Helicopter theme are the Hiller Museum at San Carlos Airport, San Francisco, and The American Helicopter Museum at Brandywine Airport, Pennsylvanian.
Two good US museums with a Helicopter theme are the Hiller Museum at San Carlos Airport, San Francisco, and The American Helicopter Museum at Brandywine Airport, Pennsylvanian.
Went there last year and was pleasantly surprised, lots to see with exhibits going back to the the early days. Also exhibits from the Soviet bloc and USA. A proper museum where you can wander closely among all of the display items rather than some of the themed museums that try to create dynamic displays which do not quite work. The workshop where the exhibits are fettled also has a good viewing area. Would visit again if I was in the area.
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Thanks for the reminder!
Got a family holiday near Weston next week (3 generations - total of 12 of us
) so should be a good "escape day"!
Might even convert some of the Teeterettes or GrandTeeters to real flying.......
Got a family holiday near Weston next week (3 generations - total of 12 of us
) so should be a good "escape day"!Might even convert some of the Teeterettes or GrandTeeters to real flying.......
It is well worth a visit. I would say that the only "bad" points are that they are very limited on space so the exhibits are a bit crammed in and therefore I would not enjoy a visit in a busy period .... and I went in the winter a year ago when it was pretty cold in the hangar.
Heard good reports about it while chatting to a fellow PPL over the weekend. However I find that helicopters stored without their rotors in place look a bit "unfinished" but I guess that is a question of storage space.
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Certainly worth a visit. It's not the largest of museums but does have an interesting collection of rotary types including record breakers and prototypes.
It's also worth mentioning that Weston's annual Air Festival will be held on the 18-19 of June, if you're in the area then.
https://westonairfestival.wordpress.com/
It's also worth mentioning that Weston's annual Air Festival will be held on the 18-19 of June, if you're in the area then.
https://westonairfestival.wordpress.com/
Paxing All Over The World
They do sag but regularly use straightens them out. If left unused, they sag even more. A phenomenon not unknown amongst half the human species ... 
They do sag but regularly use straightens them out. If left unused, they sag even more.
35 of us ancient naval aviators/spouses have a pre-arranged group visit to the museum on 8 June after a dinner locally the previous night to mark the 50th anniversary of the decommissioning of our Squadron. I fully expect most of us will be sagging more than a little that morning after the night before...........
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When we took the blades off the Sycamore that used to be gate guardian at Middle Wallop we found that laying them "flat" resulted in an arc that was about 4 foot high.
At this time somebody suggested that it should be got back into the air. That would have been worth seeing with that set of blades.
At this time somebody suggested that it should be got back into the air. That would have been worth seeing with that set of blades.
When we took the blades off the Sycamore that used to be gate guardian at Middle Wallop we found that laying them "flat" resulted in an arc that was about 4 foot high.
At this time somebody suggested that it should be got back into the air. That would have been worth seeing with that set of blades.
At this time somebody suggested that it should be got back into the air. That would have been worth seeing with that set of blades.
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Check in advance. We showed up on a spur of the moment to discover it was 'dress up like a superhero' day. Not only did the hoards get in free, the very limited space was taken up by kiosks, stands and tables selling superhero crap. Lightsaber battles etc.
I was quite disappointed
I was quite disappointed
