On 27 August 1939, the first aircraft with jet engine completed its maiden flight. The machine was developed by Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke and bore the type designation He 178.
Category: Aviation
Heinkel Villa in Warnemünde
This villa built in 1880 became famous for being the home of the aircraft designer Ernst Heinkel. One of his designs was the Heinkel He 178, the world’s first turbojet aircraft and jet plane. Today the villa is part of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung).
Scalaria Air Challenge at lake Wolfgangsee
While staying at the event location Scalaria I often came across photos and posters of this great water plane, a Dornier DO24 TT. It reminded me of the fact, that every year an air show takes place above the nearby lake Wolfgangsee. An interesting continuation: In the 1920s there was a connection between Vienna and lake Wolfgangsee by water planes!
- Scalaria Airchallenge (Website)
- Scalaria Airchallenge (Video)
- Dornier DO 24 (Wikipedia)
Zeppelin Museum in Meersburg
On my way to Meersburg Castle, I came across this Zeppelin museum located in Meersburg. If one interested in this kind of airships this museum and the Zeppelin museum in Friedrichshafen nearby would be a good combination.
North American B-25J Mitchell
At the display Airpower in Zeltweg I took this photo of a North American B-25J Mitchell. This plane was built in 1945. Today one can see it at the Hangar-7 in Salzburg or while performances of ‘The Flying Bulls’.
Lockheed Super Constellation in Hamburg
On the Hamburg Airport Days I came across this exemplar of a Super Constellation. It’s a beauty, isn’t it?