Museum für Luftfahrt und Technik

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Luftfahrt Museum Wernigerode
Hangar 1 im Luftfahrtmuseum Wernigerode.jpg
Hangar 1
Established1999
LocationWernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt
TypeAviation museum
FounderClemens Aulich[1]
Websitehttp://www.luftfahrtmuseum-wernigerode.de/

The Museum für Luftfahrt und Technik Wernigerode is an aviation museum located in the German town of Wernigerode near Halberstadt. Many aerospace exhibits are on display including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and aircraft engines. The main display is contained within two buildings with some aircraft displayed externally. In addition to the aircraft exhibits a number of cockpit sections and a collection of ejection seats are also held by the museum.[2]

History[]

The museum opened to the public on 1 June 1999. In 2016, the museum opened two new buildings with a total of 2,100 square meters.[3]

Aircraft on display[]

The museum has over 45 aircraft on display and over 1,000 exhibit items.[4]

Piston engine aircraft[]

Turboprop aircraft[]

Jet aircraft[]

One of several Fiat G.91 aircraft on display

Gliders[]

Helicopters[]

Aircraft engines[]

Piston engines[]

Gas turbine engines[]

Preserved General Electric J79 on display

See also[]

  • List of aerospace museums

References[]

Notes
  1. ^ "SILBERNE GAMS WIRD NEUES TOP-EXPONAT". Flug Revue (in German). 20 November 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ Luftfahrt Museum Wernigerode home page. Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 13 July 2012
  3. ^ "ERÖFFNUNG DES LUFTFAHRT-ERLEBNISZENTRUMS IN WERNIGERODE". Flug Revue (in German). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. ^ Luftfahrt Museum Wernigerode exhibit list. Archived 2013-02-06 at archive.today Retrieved: 13 July 2012
  5. ^ ""SILBER GAMS" IST AM ZIEL". Flug Revue (in German). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ^ "TRANSALL GELANDET". Flug Revue (in German). 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ^ "HUGHES 269A IST GELANDET". Flug Revue (in German). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

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Coordinates: 51°50′23″N 10°46′22″E / 51.8396°N 10.7728°E / 51.8396; 10.7728

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