SBYB Hiller Aviation Museum

On Saturday I visited the Hiller Aviation Museum with Alice, Geoff, and a couple other South Bay Young Blues members. I was amazed at the number and variety of aircraft at the museum. From rebuilt and replicated early experimental flying machines to modern passenger aircraft to military prototypes, the Hiller Museum houses a cornucopic crossection of the history of flight. Aside from viewing the aircraft, we were also able to explore the cockpit of a 747, try out a flight simulator, and walk into the unfinished prototype of the American SST. Further enlivening our visit, the European Train Enthusiasts were exhibiting their traveling display of HO scale trains.


A model steam train.


Fast moving model trains.


Alice, Geoff, and Mike enjoy the trains.


A real 747.


Exploring the cockpit of the 747.


Sitting in first class.


Alice, Geoff, and Mike being entertained by a docent.


An early experiment in flight.


The Stanford windtunnel reconstructed--the world's first windtunnel.


A Model T and a mail plane in the foreground. An early plane and an autonomous military Predator in the background.


Well dressed travelers.


A wide variety of machines.


A single use, military personnel extraction helicopter.


A model aircraft.


A Hiller hover-platform.


A last look at the hangar.