HAI Pursues “Virtual� Helicopter Museum

The Helicopter Assn. International is working with the American Helicopter Museum to create a “virtual� museum that enthusiasts around the world could visit to learn the history of rotorcraft and their uses. A key part of the effort is dispatching scribes to capture the oral histories of industry pioneers before those opportunities are lost to death or illness. HAI is pursuing the initiative through the Helicopter Foundation International, of which it recently resumed control. The foundation is working on digitizing the West Chester, Pa.-based American Helicopter Museum’s archives to make them available on the Web, where conversations with pioneers also could be accessed.