The museum was founded in 1992 by Mark DiCiero, after he built and learned to fly his own helicopter.

The museum currently has five helicopters in flying condition, which are flown in air displays.

[1][2][3] The museum describes its mission as being: ...dedicated to the preservation of rare and vintage rotorcraft.

Our mission is to preserve these rotorcraft as a tribute to the pioneers who risked so much to develop vertical flight technology.

A key objective is to provide education about, and demonstrate various designs in rotor technology including tandem, co-axial, conventional (single), sync (intermeshing) and tip powered.