The pavilions:
The dream of flight:
Exposure chronological and thematic the early propeller aircraft right up to modern aircraft with jet engine.
From the simulated flight in a balloon, to large companies with the Bleriot XI and the Gabardini Seaplane.
New picturesque setting and the Douglas DC-3 Dakota, the most popular airplane in the world for passenger transport.
Space Pavilion:
Explore the cosmos at Volandia: walk between planets and satellites, observe the sky with the planetarium and explore all the missions that mankind has done to conquer space, from Russian cosmonauts through the Apollo program, which brought the first man on the moon, to the ISS. Discover the stories of the famous astronauts, observing their suits and the life-size reconstruction of Casper, Apollo XVI’s command module.
Forms of Flight:
General presentation of the different forms of flight (gliding, fixed wing, rotary wing) illustrated by aircraft of
excellence produced by the Lomabardy aeronautical industry.
The First Flight at Malpensa:
Staging of the first flight over the moors of Malpensa by the Caproni Ca.1 biplane in 1910.
Caproni workshop:
Reconstruction of the workshop where Caproni aircraft were built. This company was the first Italian aeronautical company in the early 1900s.
Fixed wing:
Chronological themed display of the first propeller-powered planes through to modern aircraft with reaction motors.
Rotary wing:
Helicopters in civilian and military use, from the smallest Autogyros to the enormous army and navy helicopters.
Outdoor playground:
Flight-themed play area for small children.
Indoor play area:
Play area with things to do for the different age brackets. There is also a separate zone for parties.
Simulator area | Library | Convention room:
Area for real flight simulation, library, historic al archives, convention room and film showings.
Piazzai models:
Exhibition of the Piazzai Collection, comprising over 1200 models that illustrate the history of world aviation, from the pioneers to space conquest.
The future of Flight:
Dedicated to the story of AgustaWestland and the Tiltrotor (AW 609), an innovative aircraft that represents the evolution of flight,
combining the flexibility of a helicopter with the performance of a plane.
Flaminio Bertoni Museum: Pavilion dedicated to the designer F.Bertoni.
Ogliari museum: Collection of ground transport.
