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(c) Boeing Aviation Partners |
From luxurious flying boats and propeller planes with sleeper cabs to the first jets and the Boeing 787: within just a few decades, the airplane, once an adventurous and exclusive means of transportation, turned into an everyday means of mass transport. Today, global air traffic counts 1.6 billion passengers every year. 'Airworld' tracks the historical change of this very special world of aviation and follows the technical developments of the passenger airplanes, the airports, the appearance and image of the airline companies, as well as the interiors of airplanes, including the uniforms of flight attendants and the design of board dishes.
'Airworld' was originally designed by Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, and focused on design and architecture. Technisches Museum Wien completes the existing show with technical, historical and Austrian-specific topics:
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In 1923 the national Austrian airline 'Österreichische Luftfahrt Gesellschaft - ÖLAG' was founded and soon became one of the four largest European airlines. After World War II, Austrian Airlines, the new national airline, took up its charter flights between Vienna and Innsbruck in 1957. The first national commercial aircraft was a twin-engined De Havilland DH 104 'Dove' - an original of this airplane will be shown in 'Airworld'.
Stewardesses' uniforms and individual collector's items will document the development of the appearance and image of the Austrian airline to this day.
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In an historical overview of Austrian airports, 'Airworld' covers Aspern airport, the shift of international air traffic to Schwechat airport and, finally, shows Europe's currently biggest construction site at Vienna airport. How does Vienna Schwechat airport deal with ever more complex logistical requirements and how does it provide for smooth interaction of all passenger, luggage and freight streams? Another important topic in the exhibition will be questions of security and safety at the airport itself as well as air traffic safety. In an action space, visitors will have the possibility to touch state-of-the-art technical developments and materials for aircraft construction. They will, for instance, find out about where a honeycomb is used in the wall of an airplane cabin, how heavy a spoiler of a wing is, or how much fuel an airplane needs.
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