Side-by-side, classic fighter designs such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Me 262 co-exist at Manching with Tornados and Eurofighters. There could be no better visual representation of the technological heritage of the company that has, in the meantime, become part of the Airbus Group. The intention of the Flugmuseum Messerschmitt is to remember one of Germany's most outstanding aviation engineers, Willy Messerschmitt. Its location at Airbus Defence and Space's Manching factory airfield - just a stone's throw from the final assembly line for the Luftwaffe's Eurofighter EF2000s - is no coincidence. The modern combat jets are built by the military branch of the Airbus Group, which continues the heritage of the post-war aircraft manufacturing and design company Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB). The Flugmuseum, however, is not only an Airbus activity. It is a collaborative venture between Germany's biggest aircraft manufacturer and the Messerschmitt Stiftung (Messerschmitt Foundation).
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