Flugmuseum Aviaticum

About the museum

The roots of the Aviaticum go back to 1983, when world-record glider pilot Toni Kahlbacher and Hofrat DI Reinhard Keimel founded the Austrian Gliding Museum Hundsheim–Spitzerberg. After several location plans failed, the project found a home in Wiener Neustadt – supported by the city, the province of Lower Austria, the aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft and a private foundation.

The museum opened on June 3, 1999 in a hall at Wiener Neustadt-Ost airfield, exactly 90 years after the first hangars were built there. The site is considered one of the cradles of Austrian aviation: aviation pioneers such as Igo Etrich took off here, and female pioneers such as Milli Beese and Lilly Steinschneider learned to fly here.

The exhibition leads from the beginnings of flight to the present day. On display are originals and replicas, such as an Etrich Taube and the Pischof Autoplan, gliders, engines and cockpits, a Messerschmitt Me 109 G-6 reconstructed from original parts, and modern aircraft from Diamond Aircraft. A balloon basket commemorates Josef Starkbaum's altitude world record. The museum is run by the association Verein Flugmuseum Aviaticum, whose members continually expand the collection.

Highlights

• Etrich Taube and Pischof Autoplan from the pioneer era
• Reconstructed Messerschmitt Me 109 G-6
• Balloon basket from Josef Starkbaum's world-record flight
• Aircraft engines, cockpits and flight simulator
• Modern aircraft from Diamond Aircraft

Permanent exhibitions

• Pionierzeit der Luftfahrt – Aircraft and designs by the early Wiener Neustadt aviators, including the Etrich Taube and Pischof Autoplan, as well as memorabilia of the first female pilots.
• Militär- und Motorenluftfahrt – The reconstructed Messerschmitt Me 109 G-6 and a series of historic aircraft engines tell the story of aircraft production in Wiener Neustadt.
• Segelflug, Ballon und moderne Luftfahrt – Gliders, Josef Starkbaum's record balloon basket and machines from Diamond Aircraft bridge the gap to the present.

Founded

1999

Operated by

Verein Flugmuseum Aviaticum

Admission & discounts

With the Niederösterreich-CARD, free admission once.

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Getting there & parking

At Wiener Neustadt-Ost airfield, entrance at the Fliegerstüberl (Wiener Straße 120).

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