Hiller XH-44
The XH-44 was designed and built by 18-year-old entrepreneur, Stanley Hiller Jr. and his team in a small automotive garage in Oakland, California.
Curtiss Pusher
Many aviation firsts took place in early northern California. None may have had more impact than Eugene Ely’s epic landing on the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Pennsylvania in his Curtiss Pusher.
Boeing 747
The 1970 Boeing 747-100 was the first production version of the epochal large-body aircraft, with a unique spiral staircase which led to a second story first-class cabin and flight deck that you can explore.
Flying Platform
The Hiller Flying Platform, the closest design to mimic a magic carpet still captures the public imagination.