Aeropark

February 23, 1988, Istvan Veresh, Director of the Hungarian Museum of Technology and Transport and Tamas Erdey, head of the Directorate for Aviation and Airports, announced the creation of an aviation museum. The first three exhibits were IL-14 (handed over to the USSR), IL-18 and Tu-134 aircraft , which were placed in a warehouse, next to the Malév hangar. The museum was originally called the Ferihegy Aviation Park by the name of Budapest Airport. In 1991, Ferihegy Aviation Park opened at a new location between runway 31L and Terminal 2B. Three aircraft were installed at new sites in October along with the Tesla ground radar. They became the property of the Museum of Transport, and the Directorate of Aviation and Airports was responsible for their maintenance ^[1] .

In 2002, the Directorate split into Budapest Airport company and HungaroControl, but they could not expand the collection. In 2003, the Budapest Airport got rid of all unnecessary units, including those responsible for the museum, so it was necessary to create a new organization for the museum. The Cultural Fund of the Aviation Park Ferihegy served the museum in 2004-2014, later the Cultural Aviation Center (founded in 2010), which serves exhibit aircraft and other monuments of Hungarian aviation, took up this task. On June 19, 2014, the current name “Aeropark” ^{[1] [3]} was approved. The museum was temporarily closed at the beginning of 2017 to move to a new location and expand the airport landing zone. From March 23 to early June, all necessary work was carried out ^[4] .

Li-2 (HA-LIQ)

The Li-2 is the first passenger aircraft used by Maszovlet and its successor, Malév . March 27, 1952, the aircraft Li-2 LA-LIQ arrived in Hungary, in 1954-1957 he was a member of the Hungarian Air Force , then was transferred to "Malév". He retained his identification marks of the Hungarian Air Force during use by the airline: since 1958 it was used as a cargo plane. He was returned to the Air Force and received registration number 206, until 1974 he flew 3829 hours in total. After decommissioning, it was transferred to the Transport Museum, restored in 1980 and sent for storage at Farkashed Airport, and since 1993 it has been listed as an exhibit at Aeropark ^[5] . Salon and cabin are open for tourists in the evenings ^[6] .

IL-14 T (HA-MAL)

The IL-14 aircraft was listed in the 226th mixed aviation regiment of the South Sea Fleet . In 1981, he was removed from the regiment, stood for six years in Mirgorod, and then flew to the Hungarian Teköl airport. At the end of 1987 he arrived in Ferihegy, becoming the first exhibit in the history of the museum. In 1991 and 2017, he left the museum because it was changing its location. In total, the aircraft flew 5928 hours ^[7] . Renovated in 2009-2010. It was planned to limit itself to repainting it in the colors of Malév airline, however, even after 25 years, experts confirmed that the aircraft was in good condition and carried out special engine repairs so that museum visitors could see their work once a month ^{[8] [9]} .

IL- 18V (HA-MOA)

This Il-18 aircraft arrived in Hungary in 1960, starting to make regular Malév flights (the first to Moscow). It was converted into a modern version of the IL-18V. In 1964, an auxiliary power unit TG-16 was installed on the aircraft, and in 1968 its original engines were replaced with AI-20 , expanding the number of seats from 89 to 105. The last civil flight was on April 1, 1977 from Prague to Budapest, Exactly 17 years after the start of use. Converted to a cargo plane, which was used until 1987. The exhibit of the museum since October 1991, one of the first three copies. A total of 37,197 hours flew. The cabin and salon are open to visitors ^[10] .

Il-18 V (HA-MOG)

Arrived in Hungary in 1964. Unlike HA-MOA, it was already a ready-made IL-18V prototype. The first flight made to Moscow. In 1967, AI-20K engines were installed. The last passenger flight from Sofia to Budapest at the end of 1978, after which it was converted into a cargo plane. The last cargo flight was in October 1988 from Constantine to Budapest . The day after the flight, one of the engines exploded and burned out, and the plane affected by the fire was decommissioned ahead of schedule. In 1993-2006 was used as a training. In 2006, they tried to scrappy him, but after the petition was filed, he was transferred to the museum ^[11] . The appearance of the aircraft was restored in June 2014, but the condition of the cabin is still unsatisfactory. A total of 36,558 hours flew ^[10] .

Tu-134 (HA-LBE)

The Tu-134 was used by Malév airline since 1969, made its first passenger flight to Prague. In 1983, he reduced the number of seats from 72 to 68 after adding the Comfort class. The last flight was made in 1987 from Warsaw Airport . In 1988, became the first Tu-134 airline Malév, scheduled for decommissioning, and a year later became one of the first three exhibits of the museum. The oldest copy of the Hungarian Tu-134, preserved to this day (three others died in plane crashes). Only 24167 hours flew. Salon and cabin are open for visitors' visits ^[12] .

Tu-154 B-2 (HA-LCG)

Used by Malév since the end of 1975. In 1980, it was restored, converted into a category II aircraft (154B-2). In 1983, he reduced the number of seats from 154 to 143 after adding the Comfort class. Last civil flight made from Heraklion airport. Towed to the aviation museum in 1994. Total flew 21554 hours. Salon and cabin are open for visitors' visits ^[13] .

Yak-40 E (HA-YLR)

Arrived in Hungary in 1975. Used by the Department of Aviation and Airports for testing navigation equipment in Hungary and abroad. For passenger flights not used. Repainted in 1987 in the same colors as the Tu-134, the last painting was carried out in 1993. Towed to the museum in 2001, is in excellent condition. Visitors can inspect the cabin in the evenings ^[14] .

An-2 M (HA-MHI)

An-2 arrived in Hungary in 1967, was used for agricultural needs. In the museum since 1994, renovated in 2005 ^[15] .

Mi-2 (HA-BCB)

Since January 1980, the Mi-2 helicopter was used by the Air Ambulance Service. Until 1994, he was in Szekesfehervar , flew in August 1994 to Ferihegy for repairs, but due to lack of funds for repairs was written off. It flew 2841 hours. The exhibit of the museum since 1999 ^[16] .

Tesla Landing Radar

In January 1975, the landing radar Tesla was located next to taxi route B leading to the 13R / 31L runway. In the same month, an IL-18 (HA-MOH) plane crashed into it, flying from Berlin and crashed in front of a taxi road. The radar was repaired and used until the early 1990s, until it became an exhibit in the museum.

Other exhibits

Other exhibits include the Aerotrak aerodrome tractor for towing aircraft , signal cars and several buses in Malév colors ^[17] .

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  Cabin IL-14 HA-MAL

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  Cabin IL-18 HA-MOA

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  Cab Tu-154 HA-LCG

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  Yak-40 HA-YLR

There is a private bus stop on the route of the 200E bus route and parking for parking.

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