Qantas Founders Outback Museum, Aviation museum in Longreach, Australia
The Qantas Founders Outback Museum is an aviation museum in Longreach housing several historic aircraft within large exhibition halls. A Boeing 747, Boeing 707, and Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina are displayed alongside three art galleries.
The museum opened in 1996 inside a heritage-listed hangar from 1922 where Qantas began operating in Queensland. This building marked the birthplace of the Australian airline in the outback.
The museum acknowledges the Iningai as traditional land custodians and tells the story of how aviation came to remote Australia. Visitors see how air travel shaped life in the outback region.
The museum operates daily with extended hours during the warmer months and provides guided tours inside the aircraft. Plan to spend several hours exploring all the displays and galleries.
Visitors can step inside a Boeing 747 Rolls Royce jet engine, something available at only one other location worldwide. This rare opportunity provides an unforgettable perspective on the scale and engineering of modern aircraft powerplants.
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