Gerhard Neumann Museum Explained

Gerhard Neumann Museum
Established:	2000
Location:	Niederalteich, Bavaria
Type:	Aviation museum
Website:	http://www.f-104.de/english/home_english.html

The Gerhard Neumann Museum is an aviation museum located in the German village of Niederalteich in Bavaria. The museum chronicles the work of German aero engine designer, Gerhard Neumann, in particular the General Electric J79 turbojet and Lockheed F-104 Starfighter which this engine powered. Many aerospace exhibits are on display including fixed-wing aircraft and aircraft engines.^[1]

Aircraft on display

The museum has four examples of the Lockheed F-104, a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 and fuselage sections of other aircraft types.^[2]

Jet aircraft

• Airbus A300 (fuselage section)
• Eurofighter Typhoon (fuselage section)
• Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, four airframes.
• Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB-320 Hansa Jet
• MBB Lampyridae
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
• Panavia Tornado (fuselage section)

Aircraft engines

Gas turbine engines

• General Electric J79

See also

• List of aerospace museums

References

Notes

External links

• Official website.

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Notes and References

1. http://www.f-104.de/english/history_english.html Gerhard Neumann Museum - History page
2. http://www.f-104.de/english/exponates_english.html Gerhard Neumann Museum - Exhibits page