Estonian Aviation Museum
Eesti Lennundusmuuseum | |
.jpg) Estonian Aviation Museum (2012) | |
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| Established | 14 June 2002 |
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| Location | Veskiorg 1, Lange, Haaslava Parish, 62115 Tartu County, Estonia |
| Coordinates | 58°17′16.5″N 26°45′51″E / 58.287917°N 26.76417°E |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Mati Meos |
| Director | Mati Meos |
| Website | lennundusmuuseum.ee |
The Estonian Aviation Museum (Estonian: Eesti Lennundusmuuseum) is located in Lange near Tartu in Estonia. It is the only aviation museum in the country.
The museum was founded in December 1999 in accordance with a private initiative procedure and officially opened to the public on 14 June 2002.[1] It has been developed in different stages on the basis of European Union support financing and with the help of the private- and public sector.[2]
Founder and director of the museum is Estonian engineer and former politician Mati Meos.[3]
The museum consists of several buildings; one small building is used to present more than 400 aircraft models. A collection of military aircraft, airliners, training aircraft, ultralight aircraft, helicopters, gliders, aircraft engines, radar units and anti-aircraft guns is displayed in and around several hangars. There are also various attractions such as piloting- and parachute jumping simulators.[4]
The museum has its own 450m-long airstrip. Tartu Ülenurme Airport is located 4 km away.
The Museum has staged the annual Estonian Aviation Days since 2006. The museum claims it is the biggest aviation event in the Baltic states.[4] Estonian Aviation Days 2016 had the attendance of 13 000 people.[5]
The Museum is closed in wintertime from November to May.[4]
Departments
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In the Museum structure there are 8 departments:
- Aircraft models
- Aircraft, helicopters and gliders
- Aircraft engines
- Marine airforce
- Air traffic control (ATC), radars
- Airfields
- Air defence
- Attractions
Collection
[edit]- Training aircraft
- PZL-104 Wilga
- PZL TS-11 Iskra (from Polish Air Force)
- Aero L-29 Delfín
- Aero L-39 Albatros
- Hawk HW-326 (from Finnish Air Force)
- Ultra-light aircraft
- Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat (flying as of July 2025; registration ES-ULM; serial number 114)[6]
- Fighters
- Panavia Tornado F.3 (from Royal Air Force)
- F-104 ASA Starfighter (from Italian Air Force)
- MiG-21bis (from Polish Air Force)
- Saab J35 Draken (owned by Swedish Air Force Museum)
- MiG-23MLD
- Saab JA 37 Viggen (owned by Swedish Air Force Museum)
- SEPECAT Jaguar GR3 (from Royal Air Force)
- Reconnaissance fighters
- Attack fighters
- Saab J32 Lansen (owned by Swedish Air Force Museum)
- Sukhoi Su-22M4
- F-4 Phantom II
- Bombers
- Gliders
- Agricultural aircraft
- Passenger aircraft
- Helicopters
- Mil Mi-2RL
- Mil Mi-8
- Robinson R22 (without engine)
- Robinson R44 (from Estonian Air Force)
- Schweizer S-300
- Kamov Ka-26
- Anti-aircraft missiles
- Anti-aircraft cannon Flack 88
- Danish anti-aircraft cannon Madsen
- Surface-to-air missile S-75
- Surface-to-air missile S-125
- Surface-to-air missile S-200
- Surface-to-air missile SA-6
- Surface-to-air missile SA-8
- Radars
- Remote monitoring radar P-37 (similar to P-35)
- Jak-28PP radar
- Draken-35 radar
- Il-76 radar
- Tesla OPRL-4 radar (from Kuressaare airfield)
- Antenna of DRL-7SK radar (from Tartu Ülenurme airfield)
- PN-671 precision approach radar
- Engines
- Jak-28PP engine
- Il-76 engine
- F-104 ASA Starfighter engine
- Lansen-32 engine
- MiG-25 engine
- R44 engine
- Wilga 35 engine
- An-2 engine
- In-line engine of a recreational aircraft
- Mi-2 turbine
- S-75 rocket engine
- Aircraft models
Aircraft models in scales 1:144, 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32, in total 400 models. Models of aircraft carrier and amphibious assault ship in scale 1:72. Launchers models in scale 1:72.
References
[edit]- ^ About the museum Archived 2016-10-02 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Aviation Museum website
- ^ Visioon Archived 2018-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Aviation Museum (in Estonian)
- ^ "Kukul on külas Eesti Lennundusmuuseumi asutaja ja juht Mati Meos" Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Kuku Raadio, September 11, 2011 (podcast in Estonian)
- ^ a b c "Museum homepage". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Aleksander Pihlak: FOTOD: Lennupäevadel osales rekordarv inimesi Delfi, 7 June 2016 (in Estonian)
- ^ Estonian Aircraft Registry
External links
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- Museum homepage (est, eng, rus)