Rotorfest
Encyclopedia
Rotorfest is an all-helicopter
airshow
held by the American Helicopter Museum. Rotorfest is billed by the museum as the World's Largest All-Helicopter Airshow. The Airshow
takes place at the Brandywine Airport
in West Chester, Pennsylvania
. Aircraft static displays were located on the north side of the airport around the American Helicopter Museum. The first Rotorfest was in 1996.
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
airshow
Airshow
An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called "static air shows"....
held by the American Helicopter Museum. Rotorfest is billed by the museum as the World's Largest All-Helicopter Airshow. The Airshow
Airshow
An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called "static air shows"....
takes place at the Brandywine Airport
Brandywine Airport
Brandywine Airport is a public use airport located in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of West Chester. It is privately owned by the New Brandywine Airport Club Inc....
in West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester...
. Aircraft static displays were located on the north side of the airport around the American Helicopter Museum. The first Rotorfest was in 1996.