American Helicopter Museum & Education Center — Attraction in West Goshen Township

The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center (AHMEC) is located at 1220 American Boulevard, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. The transport museum focuses on the history, science and technology of rotary wing aviation. The collection contains over 40 civilian and military, autogyros, convertiplanes and helicopters, including some early generation models. The museum also has an extensive research library, the Renzo Pierpaoli Memorial Library, which contains documents, artifacts, films, and memoirs that museum members can use.

The museum strives to restore and display historic aircraft and chronicle the origin and development of rotary wing aircraft. The museum's exhibits chronicle the efforts of pioneers like Harold Frederick Pitcairn, Mr. W. Wallace Kellett of Kellett Autogiro, Arthur M. Young and Frank Piasecki, and today it continues to record the new and ever expanding role of the U.S. helicopter industry. The exhibits span the history of rotary wing aircraft from the earliest rotorcraft to the latest developments in tiltrotors, and AHMEC is one of only two museums in the world currently displaying...

The Helecopter Museum is a nice treat for kids and I would give more stars if only. My son 7 and I went into the gift shop at the end of our visit. I purchased some postcards and my son was entertaining himself with a spinning stick. I made sure he put it back before we left the store as the shop lady noticed he was playing with it. My son said that's fine mom I don't want anything, so we walked out. The shop lady started running behind us saying where's my spinner, where's my spinner. I turned around shocked as to why she is behaving in this manner as the shop is now full of people. I was embarrassed and being the only black person in the entire museum I couldn't help but feel targeted. I said to my son let's go back to show the lady you didn't take her spinner. She quickly realized that another kid had taken it however, she did not apologize. She ruined my whole experience and I will never go back nor recommend this place. The shop woman was rude and totally out of order. The staff SUCKED! Know one said hello to us or greeted us the entire time. Racist place black...

I had the opportunity to visit this museum it was absolutely a great experience. Jim was so kind and informative. I lost a family member in Vietnam: Jimmy Wayne Crisp First Lieutenant Platoon Leader - Call Sign Stinger 96. 116TH AHC, 1 AVN BDE Army of the United States 28 January 1946 - 05 June 1969 On 05 June 1969 a UH-1C (tail number 66-00552 (tel:66-00552)) of the 116th Assault Helicopter Company was providing support to elements of the 25th Infantry Division. It was hit by small arms fire while at about 150 feet and went in. One crewman was killed in the crash but the other three were able to escape the downed aircraft. They were engaged and killed by enemy troops.

Being able to talk to your employee about this history and have him not only share his personal experiences but also took the time to teach my daughter how to control a helicopter and ask her questions. I will be recommending everyone I can to visit this museum! Thank you for having this piece of...