4/5 Jaroslav M. 4 years ago on Google
Stará
Aerovka
is
a
Czech
Aviation
Museum
complete
with
hangars,
a
unique
complex
representing
not
only
the
architecture
showing
the
beginning
of
Czechoslovak
aviation,
but
also
the
development
of
aircraft
technology
during
WWII.
At
this
single
location
it’s
possible
to
see
uniquely
preserved
buildings,
typical
for
Central
European
airport
structural
engineering
of
the
1910s,
1920s,
1930s,
and
1940s.
A
newly
renovated
location
where
the
history
of
Czechoslovak
aviation
comes
to
life,
it
should
definitely
be
on
your
visit
list.
The
Stara
Aerovka
premises,
which
also
consist
of
the
first
two
hangars
belonging
to
company
AERO
constructed
in
the
1920s,
have
remained
preserved
in
a
unique
completeness.
This
can
be
proven
by
comparing
photographs
made
by
American
reconnaissance
aircraft
with
current
aerial
photos.
It
is
an
absolutely
unique
building
complex,
which
accentuates
the
development
of
airport
structural
engineering
between
WWI
and
the
late
1940s.
Hangar
No.
VI
is
a
typical
Austrian-Hungarian
building
from
WWI.
Hangar
No.
III
is
a
typical
Central
European
building
from
the
early
1920s.
Hangar
No.
IV
shows
this
continuous
development
in
the
1930s.
Hangar
No.
V
is
a
typical
German
building
(Junkers
type)
built
with
maximum
saving
of
scarce
materials.
There
are
only
few
buildings
of
this
type
and
construction
worldwide;
and
all
of
them
are
only
individual
airport
buildings
from
that
period
of
time.
I
know
of
no
other
similar
airport
complex
preserved
in
such
completeness
and
genuineness.
The
well
preserved
complex
not
only
shows
the
level
of
airport
structural
engineering
of
its
time,
but,
thanks
to
its
extraordinary
genuineness,
it
also
lets
us
see
the
working
procedures
of
the
period.
The
planes
themselves
are
both
outside
and
inside
and
ample
information
is
provided
on
each
plane.
The
hangars,
originally
used
for
aircraft
assembly,
have
kept
their
original
interior
equipment
and
machines,
e.g.
aircraft
scales,
or
internal
wooden
galleries
with
the
foremen’s
offices.
With
additional
funding
and
a
grant,
the
premises
have
improved
significantly
over
the
last
18
months,
and
they
have
also
managed
to
receive
grant
funding
for
further
reconstruction,
so
it
just
keeps
getting
better!
