Austrian Aviation Museum

About the museum

The Austrian Aviation Museum grew out of the long friendship of two airline pilots who had been collecting aviation objects since their joint glider training at Spitzerberg. The idea of pooling their collections and technical knowledge led to the founding of an association in the summer of 1996. Its goal: to preserve historic aircraft and aviation artefacts and, where possible, to return machines to airworthy condition using approved procedures.

The first larger acquisitions were a North American T-6G "Texan" and a Nord 1002 "Pingouin II", which had long been displayed outdoors at Vienna Airport. Restoration was initially carried out in the former diesel power station on the brewery grounds in Schwechat, a brick hall from 1906 with its own overhead crane.

From 2008 the association moved step by step to Vöslau-Kottingbrunn airfield; by 2013 the entire collection was there. It is housed, among other places, in a Second World War bunker hangar. In 2015 the Piper Super Cub and in 2016 a Boeing Stearman received airworthiness approval, and since then the museum's vintage aircraft have been flying again. Also on display are static exhibits such as a Vickers Viking and a Saab Draken, as well as gliders and aircraft undergoing restoration.

Highlights

• Airworthy vintage aircraft such as the Boeing Stearman and Bücker Jungmann
• Vickers Viking airliner
• Saab J-35 Draken
• Restoration projects such as the North American T-6 and Nord 1002
• Historic gliders

Permanent exhibitions

• Flugfähige Oldtimer – Classics returned to airworthy condition by the association, such as the Boeing Stearman, Bücker Jungmann and an SG-38 training glider.
• Statische Exponate – Aircraft no longer airworthy, from the Vickers Viking and the Saab Draken to historic gliders.
• Flugzeuge in Restaurierung – Ongoing restoration projects, including the North American T-6 and the Nord 1002 "Pingouin II".

Founded

1996

Operated by

Verein Austrian Aviation Museum

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Getting there & parking

By car via the A2 (exit Bad Vöslau) or the B17 (turn-off Flugfeldstraße); the route to Vöslau-Kottingbrunn airfield is signposted. By bike via EuroVelo 9 or from Bad Vöslau station (approx. 2.7 km).

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