American Helicopter Museum

Fly to New Heights

Description

To see the nation's premiere collection of helicopters you only need to travel to West Chester to check out the American Helicopter Museum. With over 35 military and civilian helicopters, you'll get a up close look at the various number of helicopters used for different purposes in both civilian and military professions. It is fitting that the museum is located in this area outside of the city as two of the major helicopter manufacturers really 'took off' from their base in the Philadelphia suburbs. There are a whole range of helicopters here that display a particular piece of helicopter aviation history from the 1928 Pitcairn autogiro, to the Bell TH-IL Huey, the workhorse of Calvary for the Vietnam War, and finally the sub-hunting Sikorsky S-61 / HH-3 Sea King, known for its long-range rescues and speed records. See if you can land a trip on a helicopter ride to get the most out of your visit. The museum also has an extensive library with documents, artifacts, films, memoirs and research to learn about these impressive flying machines.