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  • PA National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk was at FatherFest in June!

  • Take Me Home Huey

    Take Me Home Huey was a huge success during FatherFest.

  • AHMEC theatre

    Our state-of-the-art theater is available for rent.

  • View of aircraft that are on display at the museum

    Tour our collection of helicopters from WW2 to present.

  • V-22 Osprey on exhibit outside the museum

    See the only Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey on display in the world!

We preserve rotary-wing aviation history. We educate about helicopters and their lifesaving missions. We inspire all generations.

Upcoming Schedule

September 22, 2017 - 7:00pm to September 23, 2017 - 8:00am
Scout Sleepover - CANCELLED

October 7, 2017 - 8:00am
Museum Closed

October 14, 2017 - 2:00pm
Girls Aviation Career Fair - CANCELLED

October 15, 2017 - 12:30pm
Helicopter Rides

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Museum Hours

Wednesday-Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
(Last admission sold at 4 pm.)
 

Sunday: Noon - 5 pm
(Last admission sold at 4 pm.)
 

Check Upcoming Schedule for special closing days/times.
 

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Latest News

Hops'N'Helicopters Craft Beer/Homebrew Fest in November
Join us at the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center for a very hoppy happy hour! Lots of fun stuff brewing... Check here for... Read More
AHMEC to Receive New Hydro-Gyroglider Exhibit
The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) will welcome a new addition to its helicopter family on Friday, June 9:  a... Read More
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Vertika Newsletter

Vertika, the newsletter of AHMEC, is available here.

Exhibits

AHMEC Pioneers of Helicopter Innovation 3
Pioneers of Helicopter Innovation

The Pioneers of Helicopter Innovation exhibit honors the forefathers of the helicopter industry in the United States: Igor Sikorsky, Frank Piasecki, Arthur Young, Harold Pitcairn and Stanley Hiller, and illustrates some of the ways their inventiveness...

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Hops'N'Helicopters Craft Beer/Homebrew Fest in November

Posted on September 13, 2017 - 10:02am

Join us at the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center on Friday, November 10, from 5 until 9 p.m. for a very hoppy happy hour! Local breweries, including Sly Fox Brewing Company, Stable 12 Brewing Company, and Locust Lane Craft Brewery, will have beer on tap for tasting.

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AHMEC Set to Launch New Adopt-A-Copter Program

Posted on September 6, 2017 - 11:53am

The museum has an exciting new way to involve visitors, members, classrooms and more with our diverse helicopter collection. The program is entitled Adopt-A-Copter.

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West Chester, PA 19380 
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