Zeltweg Air Base

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Crowds at Zeltweg Air Base for Airpower 2016

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Pilatus PC-7, Zeltweg, 2008

Zeltweg Air Base, known in German as Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser, is a military airfield in Styria, Austria near Zeltweg. It is the main airfield of the Austrian Air Force. It was also used as a motor racing circuit in the 1960s.

History

Zeltweg Air Base has been home to the Austrian Air Force's Surveillance Squadron since 1976, operating a variety of jet types, including Saab 35OE Draken until 2005, Northrop F-5E Tiger II, and Eurofighter Typhoons since 2007.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

It is also a base for training aircraft, such as the Saab 91 Safir (retired 1992),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the Pilatus PC-7 (12 in service, since 1984) and the Diamond DA 40NG (4, since 2018).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

AirPower air show

Since 1997, the AirPower show is held at Zeltweg. The 2003 and 2005 editions featured Red Bull Air Race events.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The show was held in 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2019.Template:Citation needed It is scheduled to be held again in 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Franz Hinterstoisser, after whom the airfield was named, was an early pioneer of Austrian aviation (1863-1933).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Zeltweg Military Aviation Museum

Hangar 8 of Hinterstoisser Air Base is home to the "Zeltweg Military Aviation Museum" (Militärluftfahrtmuseum Zeltweg), a branch of the Vienna Museum of Military History (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum). The collection includes over 25 historic aircraft, and associated military equipment.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Aircraft on display include;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

• Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopter
• Agusta-Bell 204 helicopter
• De Havilland DH.115 Vampire
• Fouga CM.170 Magister
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21R (Yugoslav AF)
• Saab J29F
• Saab 35OE Draken
• Saab 105 jet trainer
• Short SC.7 Skyvan
• Yakovlev Yak-18 - the first aircraft to enter service with the Austrian Armed Forces of the Second Republic

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  Saab J29F

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  Saab 35OE Draken

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  MIG 21R

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  Skyvan SC-7

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  Saab 91 Safir (now preserved at Zeltweg Museum)

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  General view of museum

Motorsports

Template:Infobox motorsport venue Built in 1957 in Styria, the idea for the track came from the United Kingdom's success at Silverstone Circuit, also built on the site of an airfield. However, the track engineers at Zeltweg failed to take into account the abrasive nature of the surface. A lone Formula One World Championship Grand Prix was held in 1964. The World Sportscar Championship Zeltweg 500 Kilometres was held later, until the track was abandoned in 1969 following the construction of the purpose-built Österreichring nearby at Kattigar.

Lap records

The Formula 1 lap record on the Zeltweg Airfield circuit is 1:10.560 by Dan Gurney in a Brabham BT7, while the overall lap record is 1:04.820 and was set by Jo Siffert in a Porsche 908 during the 1968 Zeltweg 500 Kilometres.<ref name='1968_zeltweg_500km'>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The fastest official race lap records at the Zeltweg Air Base are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.186 km (1957–1968)
Group 6	1:04.820<ref name='1968_zeltweg_500km' />	Jo Siffert	Porsche 908	1968 500km of Zeltweg
Group 4	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Denny HulmeTemplate:Efn Paul HawkinsTemplate:Efn	Ford GT40Template:Efn	1967 Sports Car Grand Prix Österrich
Formula One	1:10.560	Dan Gurney	Brabham BT7	1964 Austrian Grand Prix
Formula Two	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Stirling Moss || Porsche 718 || 1960 Flugplatzrennen