The helicopter museum

Great museum for any helicopter fan and quite an experience for anyone visiting the area. Was impressed by the amount of exhibits to view. Volunteers doing a wonderful job.

Suitably impressed by the Hind gunship, only ever seen in movies. On display outside the Helicopter Museum building.

Westland WG-Series 160. Responded Hello Nicholas, We are very glad you enjoyed your visit to us, and hope to see you again in the future! What is a helicopter museum? Where is the Helicopter Museum?

How many helicopters are in the museum? Well layed out museam, lots of helicopters and displays to look at. They have made the best use of space to get as many helicopters on display as possible.

That said it is hard to get good photos of some of the machines, because they are so packed together. Doesn’t look much but the museum has around helicopters and gyrocopters on display. In the small building outside they were able to fly a computer simulated aircraft and could see live information on another screen of flights in and out of Bristol. There’s a small cafe and an outside play area.

Helicopter Museum preserves its collections "in perpetuity" – not just for now, but forever Conservation work on the aircraft is carried out entirely byvolunteers intheir spare time. We offer a hands-on experience of rotary flight for visitors of all ages.

Favourites include two of the Queen’s Royal Flight helicopters, the world speed record holder G-Lynx (4km per hour!), the Vietnam Veteran Huey and the Hind Russian Gun Ship. This unique collection of over helicopters and autogyros forms the world’s largest dedicated rotorcraft museum and the only one in the United Kingdom. Visitors can browse a collection of over eighty helicopters from around the world.

Film resources, artefacts and multimedia displays deliver further insight into the world of the chopper. Thameside Aviation Museum. Leave a Comment Cancel reply. Search for: Contribute.

With over fixed wing and rotary aircraft on display, the Museum is the perfect place to explore the fascinating history of army aviation. The Helicopter Museum.

There are over Helicopters on display and regular exciting events. As our name suggests, we are committed to providing stewardship of. Raymond Jankowich and Robert McCloud. Meet British, German and Russian troops in their e. I particularly enjoyed working for the Collections Officer.

A typical day involved entering new acquisitions, be they donations, loans, or. Registered Charity No. UK tax payers on completion of a gift aid form) compared to £18. Fleet Air Arm Museum and £17.

Aerospace Bristol (previously reviewed here), the Helicopter Museum is certainly affordable for both the hardcore aviation enthusiast and holiday maker alike. Jet Age Museum has a wide range of aircraft, engines and restoration projects on display.

You can learn about our aircraft, projects and artefacts online, but there is no substitute for a visit, our knowledgeable volunteers are on hand throughout your tour to answer any questions you may have.