{"id":7129,"date":"2016-10-09T19:50:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-09T17:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=7129"},"modified":"2025-02-02T18:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T16:12:00","slug":"american-helicopter-museum-education-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/american-helicopter-museum-education-center\/","title":{"rendered":"American Helicopter Museum &#038; Education Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>American Helicopter Museum &amp; Education Center<\/strong> (<strong>AHMEC<\/strong>), located in <strong>West Chester<\/strong>, <strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong>, is dedicated to preserving the history, science, and technology of rotary-wing aviation. Established in 1996, the museum houses over 40 civilian and military <strong>helicopters<\/strong>, <strong>autogyros<\/strong>, and <strong>convertiplanes<\/strong>, including early generation models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>American Helicopter Museum &amp; Education Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1220 American Boulevard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">West Chester<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pennsylvania 19380<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/north-america-2\/\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/americanhelicopter.museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/americanhelicopter.museum\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:info@americanhelicopter.museum\">info@americanhelicopter.museum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 (610) 436-9600<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday &#8211; Saturday 10:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday 12:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday and Tuesday open by appointment only for large groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Glosed New Year\u2019s Day, President\u2019s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/americanhelicoptermuseum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure 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AH-1F Cobra (cockpit)<\/p>\n<p>Bell OH-13D Sioux<\/p>\n<p>Bell TH-1L Iroquois<\/p>\n<p>Bell 206A Jet Ranger<\/p>\n<p>Bell Boeing YV-22A Osprey<\/p>\n<p>Bensen B-8M Gyrocopter<\/p>\n<p>Bensen B-8M Gyrocopter<\/p>\n<p>Boeing Vertol BV.360<\/p>\n<p>Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight<\/p>\n<p>B\u00f6lkow Bo-105C (front fuselage)<\/p>\n<p>Brantly B-2B<\/p>\n<p>Enstrom F-28A<\/p>\n<p>Glatfelter Galaxie XRG-65 Glaticopter<\/p>\n<p>Gyrodyne DSN-3<\/p>\n<p>Hiller OH-23G Raven<\/p>\n<p>Hughes MH-6J Cayuse<\/p>\n<p>Hughes OH-6A Cayuse<\/p>\n<p>Hughes TH-55A Osage<\/p>\n<p>Kaman HH-2D Seasprite<\/p>\n<p>Parsons Sport Autogyro<\/p>\n<p>Piasecki CH-21C Shawnee<\/p>\n<p>Piasecki HRP-2<\/p>\n<p>Piasecki UH-25B Retriever (HUP-1)<\/p>\n<p>Piasecki VZ-8P Aerial Jeep<\/p>\n<p>Piasecki XHJP-1<\/p>\n<p>Pitcairn PCA-1A<\/p>\n<p>PrincetonGem X-2 Air Scooter<\/p>\n<p>Robinson R-22<\/p>\n<p>Rotorway Scorpion 133<\/p>\n<p>Rotorway Scorpion Too<\/p>\n<p>Sikorsky H-5G Dragonfly<\/p>\n<p>Sikorsky HH-3A Sea 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The <strong><strong>American Helicopter Museum &amp; Education Center<\/strong><\/strong>&#8216;s exhibits highlight the contributions of pioneers like Harold Frederick Pitcairn, W. Wallace Kellett, Arthur M. Young, and Frank Piasecki. 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