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{{short description|Museum in Hungary}}
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|name          = Airplane Museum of Szolnok
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|caption       = Saab JA 37 Viggen at the Airplane Museum
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|established   = 1973
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|location      = [[Szolnok]], [[Hungary]]
|type          = [[Aviation museum]]
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|website       = http://www.reptar.hu/
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The '''Szolnoki Repülőmúzeum''' ("Airplane Museum of Szolnok") is a large [[museum]] displaying old military and civilian [[aircraft]] and aircraft engines in [[Szolnok]], [[Hungary]]. It was located next to the "Lt. Ittebei Kiss József" Helicopter Base of the [[Hungarian Air Force]]; most of the collection has now moved to premises in the city centre, under the new name of '''Reptár'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reptar.hu/ |title=Home |website=reptar.hu}}</ref>
==History==
The museum started out as the aircraft and technical peripherals collection of the "Kilián György Flight Technical College" in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navicup - the map platform |url=https://navicup.com/object/hungary-grand-tour/airplane-museum-of-szolnok-304554/gb |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=navicup.com}}</ref> It was established in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-03 |title=Military aircraft museum in Szolnok Hungary |url=https://wanderlustwelshman.com/2024/03/03/military-aircraft-museum-in-szolnok-hungary/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Wanderlust Welshman |language=en-GB}}</ref> Since then many things changed but the collection remained, growing always bigger. Originally the museum focused on military aviation but later civil and utility aircraft were introduced to the collection which is divided into two: the open air part, and a separate indoor area with weaponry, uniforms and photographic collections. The museum also stores the remains of a number of Second World War warplanes shot down over Hungary and it plays a leading role in salvaging and conservation of such wrecks. As result of these efforts the museum recovered an [[Ilyushin Il-2|Il-2]], two [[Messerschmitt Bf 109|Bf 109]]s and a [[Lavochkin La-5|LaGG-5]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navicup - the map platform |url=https://navicup.com/object/hungary-grand-tour/airplane-museum-of-szolnok-304554/gb |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=navicup.com}}</ref> The collection also included a [[Lisunov Li-2]] which was since restored to [[airworthy]] condition, thus becoming the only airworthy exemplar of the kind.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navicup - the map platform |url=https://navicup.com/object/hungary-grand-tour/airplane-museum-of-szolnok-304554/gb |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=navicup.com}}</ref>
==Collection==
===Fixed-wing motorized aircraft===
* [[K-001 Denevér]] (eng. mean.:"bat", the first, and only complete fully Hungarian-made [[UAV]])
* [[Aero 45|Super Aero 45]]
* [[Aero L-29 Delfin]]
* [[Aero L-39 Albatros]] ZO
* [[Antonov An-2]]
* [[Antonov An-24]]
[[File:Il-28 NR-23.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ilyushin Il-28 light bomber]]
* [[Antonov An-26]]
* [[F-104 Starfighter]] (ex Turkish)
* [[F-104 Starfighter]] (ex West German)
* [[Hawker Hunter]] Mk58, ex [[Patrouille Suisse]]
* [[Ilyushin Il-2]] M3 (wreck from the [[Lake Balaton]])
* [[Ilyushin Il-14]]
* [[Ilyushin Il-18]] V
* [[Ilyushin Il-28]]
* [[Let L-200 Morava|Let L-200A Morava]]
* [[Lisunov Li-2]]
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15]] bis
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15]] UTI
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17]] PF
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19]] PM
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] F-13
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] MF
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] bis
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] bisAP
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] PF
[[File:Yak-11 Hu.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Yakovlev Yak-11 (LET C-11) trainer aircraft, sold in 2006]]
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] R
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] U
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] UM
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23]] MF
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23]] UB
* [[Messerschmitt Bf 108|Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun]] got for the sold [[Yak-11|Yakovlev Yak-11]] restored (now in the new hangar)
* [[Polikarpov Po-2]] (now in the new hangar)
* [[Saab 32 Lansen|Saab J&nbsp;32E Lansen]]
* [[Saab 37 Viggen|Saab JA&nbsp;37DI Viggen]]
* [[Sukhoi Su-22]] M3
* [[Tupolev Tu-134]]
* [[Tupolev Tu-154]]
* [[Yakovlev Yak-11]] (Got from the Keceli haditechnikai park, now in the new hangar, and currently the only one in [[Hungary]])
* [[Yakovlev Yak-12]] R (now in the new hangar)
* [[Yakovlev Yak-18]] (now in the new hangar)
* [[Yakovlev Yak-52]]
===Gliders===
* R-16 Lepke
* [[Rubik R-26 Góbé|R-26S Góbé]]
===Helicopters===
[[File:Ka-26 HuAF.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Kamov Ka-26 helicopter]]
* [[Mil Mi-1]] M
* [[Mil Mi-2]]
* [[Mil Mi-4]] A
* [[Mil Mi-8]] P
* [[Mil Mi-8]] T
* [[Mil Mi-24]] D
* [[Kamov Ka-26]]
===Engines===
* Avia M-462 RF
* [[BMW 801]]
* Daimler-Benz [[DB 605]]
* Fejes Jenő's experimental engine
* Isotov GTD-350
* Isotov TV2-117A
* [[Ivchenko AI-14|Ivchenko AI-14R]]
* [[Ivchenko AI-26|Ivchenko AI-26V]]
* Ivchenko AI-20M
[[File:Isotov TV2-117A.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Isotov TV2-117A turboshaft engine]]
* Ivchenko AI-24VT
* Ivchenko AI-25TL
* [[Klimov VK-1]]A
* [[Kuznetsov Design Bureau|Kuznetsov]] NK-8-2U
* [[Le Rhône 9J]]
* [[Mikulin AM-42]]
* [[Siemens-Halske]] Sh 4
* Shvetsov M-11FR
* Shvetsov AS-21
* [[Shvetsov ASh-62|Shvetsov AS-62 IR]]
* [[Shvetsov ASh-82|Shvetsov AS-82]]
* [[Tumansky RD-9]]B
* [[Tumansky R-11]]F-300
* Vedeneev M-14V-26
* Walter 6-III
==Miscellaneous==
* A unique [[Fiat G.12]] fuselage section
* [[Ejection seats]]
* Various onboard weapon systems
* Aerial photo reconnaissance cameras
* Radar systems
==See also==
*[[List of aerospace museums]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Museum of Hungarian Aviation}}
* [http://www.repulomuzeum.hu Museum of Hungarian Aviation]
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