Hinterstoisser Air Base

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Hinterstoisser Air Base
Zeltweg and surroundings from the north Panorama.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code LOXZ
Coordinates

47 ° 12 '10 "  N , 14 ° 44' 39"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 12 '10 "  N , 14 ° 44' 39"  E

Height above MSL 677 m (2221  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 1 km north of Zeltweg, AustriaAustriaAustria 
Basic data
opening 1937
operator Federal Army
Runways
08/26 2750 m × 60 m asphalt
08L / 26R 1100 m × 40 m grass

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The Hinterstoisser Air Base ( ICAO : LOXZ ) in Zeltweg ( Styria ) is the largest military airfield of the Austrian Armed Forces . There is also the non-directional radio beacon with the callsign ZW for flight navigation .

history

The airbase was established in 1937 after the preparation of the air forces erected. He was selected next to Aigen im Ennstal because he is under the protection of the Alps.

According to plans that had begun in 1935, four aircraft hangars, four crew buildings as well as service and security buildings were built in addition to an unpaved airstrip for flight school operations . Regular flight operations began at the end of January 1938.

When Austria was annexed , all military airfields were occupied immediately. The Air Force of the Army extended the Zeltweg Air Base and taught there one a pilot school. The school was later divided, with one part being relocated to Klagenfurt , while the other part completed its daily practice flights in the Parndorf area in Burgenland. In 1942 taxiways and a runway were concreted .

In 1943 the school squadron became an alarm squadron , which was mainly used against partisans in Slovenia . The Allied attacks began in 1944, but did not cause any significant damage to the airport despite 15 air raids. Towards the end of the Second World War , the airfield was intended as an operational airfield as part of the Alpine fortress . Advancing Soviet troops occupied it. It was later turned over to British troops . During the time of occupation , the area was not used by the Royal Air Force , but only maintained as a demand airfield.

After the State Treaty of 1955, the square was handed over to the Republic of Austria. At first only used by the infantry , it was returned to the air force in 1956 .

Helicopter parade of the armed forces at the Airpower 2005 in Zeltweg

In 1967 it was named Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser-Zeltweg after the Austrian aviation pioneer Franz Hinterstoisser . In 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2019 international flight days took place in Zeltweg under the name AirPower . In 2007, the first Eurofighter of the Austrian Armed Forces landed at Zeltweg Air Base. In future, the Hinterstoisser air base is to become the only base for the Eurofighters of the Austrian Armed Forces. For this purpose, the entire site has been rebuilt and renovated since 2003. This should cost 47 million euros; In 2010, the Court of Auditors put the costs at 161 million euros.

Among other things, the aircraft yard, a relay building, a training building and the tower were newly built. In addition, the runway was renovated, a safety net system was installed and twelve deployment boxes were built for the Eurofighter Typhoon.

Military Aviation Museum Zeltweg

The "Military Aviation Museum Zeltweg" is located in Hangar 8 of the Hinterstoisser Air Base. 23 historical aircraft from the Jak-18 to the Draken are exhibited on 5,000 m² . In addition, aircraft engines and jet - engines , airspace surveillance - radars , aviator technical equipment, anti-aircraft guns , historical vehicles of the air forces , equipment of the Air and signal corps , uniforms , aviator special clothing, models , badges and historical photos shown. Furthermore, a museum workshop is maintained, in which a cutaway model of a Draken is currently being made as part of a Matura diploma thesis of the Höhere Bundeslehranstalt Eisenstadt, Aviation Technology Department. This exhibition has been operated as a branch of the Vienna Army History Museum since 2005 . Special exhibitions are also organized, such as Flying in World War I (April 26 to October 20, 2013) or Roaring Engines (September 7 to October 20, 2013).

Airfield as a race track

Zeltweg
Route type: temporary racetrack
Opening: 1964

Formula 1 venue :
1964
Decommissioned: 1964
Track layout
Circuit Zeltweg.svg
Route data
Important
events:
formula 1
Route length: 3.2  km (1.99  mi )
Curves: 4th
Records
Track record:
(Formula 1)
1: 09.84 min.
( Graham Hill , BRM , 1964)

In 1960 the final race of the 35th International Six-Day Race was held on the site .

For the Austrian Grand Prix, which was held for the first time in the 1963 Formula 1 season , the Zeltweg airfield was chosen as the race track. This race, which was not part of the Formula 1 World Championship , was won by Jack Brabham . The following year the Austrian Grand Prix was a race with world championship status for the first time. Lorenzo Bandini in a Ferrari won the 105 lap race after 2 hours, 6 minutes and 18.230 seconds. It was his only Formula 1 victory. Graham Hill set the lap record with 1: 09.8 minutes on the 3.2 km long track. Eleven of the 20 starters dropped out on the uneven track. The Austrian Grand Prix has been held on the newly built Österreichring in neighboring Spielberg since 1970 .

Winner of the Formula 1 world championship run in Zeltweg

year driver constructor engine tires time Route length Round Ø pace date GP of
1964 ItalyItaly Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari Ferrari D. 2:06:18:23 h 3.2 km 105 159.615 km / h August 23 AustriaAustria Austria

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
  2. ^ ORF Steiermark: Zeltweg Airport: renovation costs explode . Article of November 20, 2010.
  3. ^ Military aviation exhibition in Zeltweg: "Friendly takeover". Kleine Zeitung , May 3, 2013, archived from the original on November 12, 2013 .;
  4. ^ Military aviation exhibition in Zeltweg ( Memento from May 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) at hgm.or.at, accessed on August 13, 2013
  5. Heeresgeschichtliches Museum opens military aviation exhibition in Zeltweg on bundesheer.at, accessed on August 13, 2013
  6. "Dröhnende Motoren - Flugplatzrennen" ( Memento from November 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on ogst.at, accessed on August 13, 2013
  7. Technisches Museum.at: Motorsport in Austria - International Six Day Trip 1960 , accessed on January 18, 2019.
  8. ^ F1 statistician ; Retrieved May 27, 2010