PBY-5A Catalina First-Person Ventral Gun Operation!! #AmericanHeritageMuseum #VisitMA #MilitaryHistory #PBY #WWII ![]()
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Music - "Black Cats", Call of Duty: World at War OST
TOMORROW — Heritage & Horsepower at the American Heritage Museum! Info & Tickets at: ahmus.me/hhcs26![]()
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Join us Saturday, August 8 for an incredible day of classic, exotic, and specialty automobiles alongside our world-class collection of tanks, military vehicles, historic aircraft, and vintage race cars!![]()
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The Heritage & Horsepower Fundraiser Car Show runs from 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., with the museum open 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.![]()
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Best of all, event proceeds support our Fuel Our Field Trips program, helping underserved students experience history firsthand.![]()
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Make your plans now and join us tomorrow!![]()
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www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/heritage-horsepower-fundraiser-car-show/
TOMORROW NIGHT — Don’t Miss History After Hours! Info & Tix at: ahmus.me/afhr0826![]()
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Join us at the American Heritage Museum for Evolution of the Main Battle Tank with retired U.S. Army tanker Gregg Pomerleau.![]()
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Explore the progression from the M26 Pershing and Patton series through the M60, M551 Sheridan, and M1A1 Abrams during this special walking presentation through the museum and outdoor tank operations ramp.![]()
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Thursday, August 6![]()
Museum Open: 5:00–8:00 p.m.![]()
Presentation: 6:00–7:30 p.m.![]()
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Included with standard admission. Members attend free. Get your tickets today - link in first comment.
Twenty years ago today, Marine Sgt. George M. Ulloa Jr. was killed in action while commanding an M1A1 Abrams near Habbaniyah, Iraq on August 3, 2006.![]()
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The training and leadership he provided helped the other members of his crew escape the danger area and survive. Today, their battle-damaged Abrams and the story of their final mission are preserved in the American Heritage Museum’s War on Terror Gallery.![]()
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Please read Sgt. Ulloa’s story and join us in honoring his service, courage, and sacrifice on this solemn anniversary: ahmus.me/ulloa
Meet the German BMW R75!![]()
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#AmericanHeritageMuseum #visitma #MilitaryHistory #historymuseum #WWII
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ACONE “De-Icer” Event featuring Patrik Muzila – Owner & Operator of Pivotal HELIX eVTOL
April 2 @ 6:00 pm, ending 8:00 pm
$20
Re-scheduled from March – Now April 2nd!
Join the Aero Club of New England and the American Heritage Museum for a rare, first-hand look at the rapidly emerging world of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
On Thursday, April 2nd, ACONE and AHM welcomes Patrik Muzila, one of the earliest private owners and certified operators of the Pivotal HELIX eVTOL, for an in-depth discussion on what it’s really like to own, operate, and fly a next-generation electric aircraft.
Weather permitting, Patrik will have the Helix on display indoors during the presentation—offering attendees a rare opportunity to see the aircraft up close and ask detailed operational questions.
Patrik is an early internet pioneer and entrepreneur whose interests span computer software, renewable energy, high-performance construction, and eVTOL aviation. In the mid-1990s, he helped develop some of the earliest database-driven web applications, later co-founding a web software company that was ultimately acquired by Adobe.
After a sabbatical, Patrik shifted his focus to renewable energy and high-performance building, founding European Architectural Supply, the first company to import high-efficiency European windows into the United States. Under his leadership, the company has grown into a leading U.S. supplier of high-performance building components.
Patrik has long followed developments in the emerging eVTOL industry. In 2025, he was selected for Pivotal Aero’s early access program for the BlackFly eVTOL—the world’s first commercially available eVTOL aircraft—and became the second customer certified to fly it. He will discuss his experience as a non-pilot learning to fly the BlackFly (recently renamed HELIX) and share insights from his first year owning the aircraft.
He will also cover the fly-by-wire, semi-automatic, computer-regulated flight control system, as well as maintenance, electric charging, takeoff and landing considerations, transport and assembly, and his thoughts on the future of consumer-level eVTOLs.
Event Details
When:
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Doors open: 6:00 PM
Social: 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
Presentation with Q&A: 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM
Where:
American Heritage Museum
568 Main St
Hudson, MA 01749
Cost:
– Guests: $20 per person
– Aero Club of New England (ACONE) Members: Free!
Program:
• Aircraft overview & HELIX display
• Owner-operator experience with HELIX
• Flight control systems, maintenance & operations
• Audience Q&A
Includes self-guided museum tour and light fare with refreshments.
Note: Aircraft arrival and display are weather dependent.
Register early! Seats limited to 100 attendees.
Registration required by Monday, March 2nd.
