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    Celebrate Veterans Day at Yanks Air Museum November 11, 2026

    VETERANS DAY – Free Admission to Veterans at Yanks Air Museum

    Featured Wednesday, November 11 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Yanks Air Museum 15121 Stearman Drive, Chino, United States

    For one day, we stand united in respect to veterans on November 11, 2026...

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With World Helicopter Day coming up later this mon With World Helicopter Day coming up later this month (August 16th), stop by the museum to visit one of the rarest helicopters in America! 🚁 

Among the many remarkable aircraft in the Yanks Air Museum collection is one that even seasoned aviation enthusiasts may have never seen before—the McCulloch HUM-1 (MC-4A).

Built in 1953 for U.S. Navy evaluation, the HUM-1 was one of only two examples ever produced. Although it never entered full-scale military production, its innovative design helped demonstrate the advantages of the tandem-rotor configuration, a concept that would later become synonymous with heavy-lift helicopters like the Boeing CH-47 Chinook.

Unlike conventional helicopters that rely on a single main rotor and tail rotor, the HUM-1 used two large rotors mounted fore and aft that rotated in opposite directions. This eliminated the need for a tail rotor while providing excellent longitudinal stability and allowing the helicopter's center of gravity to vary over a wider range—important characteristics for utility and cargo operations. Today, tandem-rotor helicopters remain the preferred configuration for many heavy-lift missions.

Our aircraft, Bureau Number 133818, was delivered to the U.S. Navy on June 15, 1953, and spent its brief military career at the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Maryland, supporting research and evaluation before being stricken from service in 1955. Yanks Air Museum painstakingly restored this exceptionally rare helicopter between 2007 and 2011, preserving one of only two HUM-1s ever built for future generations to appreciate.

What's your favorite tandem-rotor helicopter?
Space Day was a huge success last weekend! All of Space Day was a huge success last weekend! All of our visitors learned so much, especially the kids. Some of them even got to BE Mars! Would you have volunteered to have the Mars Rover roll over you too?
Somewhere amongst this chaos… there is a cat. Can Somewhere amongst this chaos… there is a cat. Can you spot him? #WhereIsGeebs #FelineFriday
Ever seen a face off like this? Who do you think w Ever seen a face off like this? Who do you think would win?
Did you know planes aren't the only historic vehic Did you know planes aren't the only historic vehicles we feature in our museum? Who here knows what kind of car this is?
📅 On This Day in Aviation History — July 28–29, 19 📅 On This Day in Aviation History — July 28–29, 1929

Long before today's endurance records were measured in jet fuel and sophisticated avionics, French aviator Maryse Bastié proved that determination and skill could keep an aircraft aloft for more than a full day.

On July 28–29, 1929, Bastié flew her Caudron C.109 continuously for 26 hours, 47 minutes, 30 seconds, becoming the first woman to set an official Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) world aviation record.

Flying a lightweight parasol-wing monoplane powered by a modest 45-horsepower radial engine, Bastié demonstrated remarkable endurance, precision, and mechanical reliability. Her achievement launched a record-setting career that ultimately included eight FAI world records for distance and duration, helping establish her as one of the most accomplished aviators of the interwar years.

At a time when opportunities for women in aviation were still limited, Bastié's success showed that the cockpit belonged to anyone with the talent and determination to master it. The second woman in France to earn a pilot's license, and the first to earn a public transport license, her records inspired a generation of aviators and secured her place among the pioneers who helped expand the boundaries of flight.

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