Classic Rotors museum at Ramona Airport

[insanebikerboy]

Went to an airshow up at Ramona Airport, and while I was there I found the Classic Rotors museum located on the field. It's a pretty small museum but they have an amazing selection of helicopters there. Amazingly, quite a few of them are airworthy or could be with an annual. Apparently Goodyear (the tire company) built a single seat helo in the 50's!

Anyways, I'd recommend checking it out sometime. The guy who showed us around said the museum's goal is to have a display of all of the different types of rotor systems out there. I don't know if they have them all but they definitely have a pretty wide selection. The most interesting to me was looking at a Russian Ka-26 with the counter rotating rotors on the same shaft.

http://www.rotors.org/

 

[phrogdriver]

Nice find. Don't know when I'll ever be out there, but I'll check it out if I am.

 

[phrogpilot73]

Excellent find. Especially since I'll be heading to California (hopefully) next week.

 

[jt71582]

No kidding? I used to live there. My sister works at Barona Casino, I'm headed out there sometime this summer for a visit and her friend is going to take me up in a glider. I'll have to check this one out. Thanks!

 

[H20man]

Nice find.

I will have to check it out this summer.

Ramona/the Road to Julian is a nice ride, but has been known for some horrific accidents. There is a great bakery called Dudley's in between Ramona and Julian.

 

[jt71582]

Nice find.

I will have to check it out this summer.

Ramona/the Road to Julian is a nice ride, but has been known for some horrific accidents. There is a great bakery called Dudley's in between Ramona and Julian.

Is that "Wildcat Canyon" road? My stepdad wrecked on that road one night after drinking...got off because he was a cop. But he broke a leg and an arm - he was a bastard.