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#1: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:09 am
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I've just started posting pictures to Flickr covering the Museum in Belgrade.
It has some very interesting pieces, but the building is literally failing apart:
www.flickr.com/photos/...723079905/

Let's start with a classic:

Bf 109 G by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#2: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:10 am
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A sleek, twin-engined prototype. The pilot was in a prone position:

Ikarus 451 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#3: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: JG300-Stoopy, Location: Group W bench

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:51 am
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Wow, that's great stuff! Thank you for sharing!!!!

#4: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:58 am
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More will follow soon. Stay tuned Smile

Massimo

#5: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:16 am
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The Ikarus 451 airframe evolved into a twin jet version:

Ikarus 451 M by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#6: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:27 am
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Here is the final version:

Ikarus 451 MM by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#7: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:24 am
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At first glance it may look like a Yak-9, but it's an Ikarus S-49:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikarus_S-49

Ikarus S-49 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#8: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: JG300-Stoopy, Location: Group W bench

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:47 am
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I'm absolutely enthralled by that Ikarus 451, particularly the propellor-driven version. Unconventional, sleek, obviously quite small, and had to be an absolute handful with one engine out. But also a very strangely beautiful aircraft in its own way.

I read a Wikipedia article on the series and it was very enlightening. Thanks for pointing out an aircraft type that I'd never seen before in all my long years of being an aircraft fanatic.

#9: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 2:42 am
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Yes, the whole Ikarus 451 series is quite fascinating and not well-know, even among the enthusiasts.

I may have some additional surprising types among the pictures I took in Luzern and Dubendorf (Switzerland) museums too.

Massimo

#10: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:25 pm
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Another pretty rare bird:

Short Sealand by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#11: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: A1Trigger_Happy, Location: Alabama, USA

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:30 pm
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Beautiful pics and planes. Keep em comin.

#12: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:26 am
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Soko J-22 Orau by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#13: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:26 am
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Utva 213 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#14: Re: Belgrade. Museum of Aviation Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:27 am
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The whole set (56 pics) is on Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/...527070133/

Massimo

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