Messerschmitt Aviation Museum
 Messerschmitt Me 262 (replica of the Messerschmitt Flight Museum) at the ILA Berlin 2016 |
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| place | Manching |
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Aircraft from Willy Messerschmitt
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| opening | 1998 |
| Number of visitors (annually) | 60,000 (2016) |
| management |
Messerschmitt Foundation
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The Messerschmitt Flight Museum is an aircraft museum opened by the Messerschmitt Foundation in Manching in Upper Bavaria in 1998 on the occasion of Willy Messerschmitt's 100th birthday .
museum
The museum is housed in a hall at the western end of the Airbus Defense and Space premises . The Ingolstadt / Manching Air Base is in the immediate vicinity . A total of eight Messerschmitt machines in flightworthy condition can be seen in the museum. Some of them are replicas.
- M17 (airworthy replica)
- Bf 108
- Bf 109 G-4 (conversion with Daimler-Benz engine from Hispano Aviación HA-1112 )
- Bf 109 G-10 (conversion with Daimler-Benz engine from Hispano Aviación HA-1112)
- Bf 109 G-12 (two-seater conversion with Rolls-Royce Merlin engine from Hispano Aviación HA-1112; can be converted to a Daimler-Benz engine; is operated at the Heringsdorf site by the Hangar 10 Museum)
- Me 163 (glider-capable replica without rocket drive)
- Me 262 (airworthy replica with General Electric engines)
- HA 200
At the same time, exhibits from Messerschmitt's time in Bamberg , when he had prefabricated houses , sewing machines , irons and the Messerschmitt cabin roller , can be seen. The aim of the museum is to present and maintain the aircraft in an airworthy condition.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andreas Kilb: The roar of the air war is returning. In: FAZ. July 14, 2016, accessed May 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Flug Revue: Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-12 has a new owner. December 22, 2018, accessed June 6, 2020 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 42 ′ 23.4 " N , 11 ° 30 ′ 26.7" E