Drone Plex and Future of Flight Exhibit

Photo: Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt, public domain (cropped)

A stop on Hiller Aviation Museum: Unofficial Guide, a free self-guided tour.

Drones, or unmanned aircraft, range from small consumer quadcopters to large military aircraft like the Condor overhead. Small drones use electric motors, GPS and stabilizing electronics, so they are easy to fly.

They are now used for photography, mapping, crop monitoring, inspecting bridges and power lines, search and rescue, and deliveries.

The museum offers drone activities and programs, along with displays on new aircraft such as electric air taxis, which several Bay Area companies are developing, and other ideas that might change how we fly.

Check the schedule at the front desk for drone and other hands-on programs during your visit.

More on Wikipedia: Unmanned aerial vehicle

Stops on this tour

1. Boeing 747-100 Cockpit and Forward Fuselage
2. Hiller Flying Platform
3. Boeing Condor High-Altitude Reconnaissance UAV
4. NASA AD-1 Oblique Wing Research Aircraft
5. Wright Flyer Replica and Early Flight Exhibit
6. Black Diamond - 1910 California Pioneer Aircraft
7. Grumman HU-16 Albatross Amphibious Aircraft
8. Boeing 737-200 Cockpit
9. Flight Sim Zone
10. Women in Aviation Gallery
11. Aircraft Engine Collection
12. Lockheed YO-3 Quiet Star
13. San Francisco Airport Control Tower Beacon
14. Drone Plex and Future of Flight Exhibit
15. Michael King Smith Research Library and Museum Store