Letecké muzeum Metoděje Vlacha, Aviation museum in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
Letecké muzeum Metoděje Vlacha is an aviation museum in Mladá Boleslav housing approximately 28 historical aircraft, of which 22 remain operational and regularly depart from the adjacent airfield. The collection spans different eras and aircraft types that illustrate the evolution of flight technology.
The museum honors Metoděj Vlach, who built the first Czech aircraft powered by an automobile engine in Mladá Boleslav in 1912. This early achievement established the city as a center for aviation innovation.
The museum displays military uniforms, radio equipment, and aerial cameras that reflect the development of Czech aviation from its early days. These artifacts show the people and skills that made the nation a player in aviation history.
Visitors can try flight simulators based on World War I biplanes or test themselves with a parachute jump simulator using full equipment. The best time to visit is in good weather when the operational aircraft are taking off from the site.
The modern building received the Building of the Year award in 2014 and its exterior shape subtly resembles the American Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter. This clever reference to aviation history appears throughout the structure's design.
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