Warchalowski street

Between Aspern and Eßling, on the edge of the former airfield, there is a "Grätzl" (a small neighborhood) where several streets and alleys are named after aviation pioneers: Cassinone- and IIInerstraße, as well as Alfred Pischof-, Silberer-, Mannsbarth- and Warchalowskigasse. The latter commemorates Eng. Adolf Warchalowski.

Born in Vienna on May 22, 1886, he worked as a designer in various machine factories in Vienna, Budapest, and Brno after his studies. In October 1909, the Viennese company Werner & Pfleiderer sent him to Henri Farman in Paris to take delivery of a biplane aircraft. After its transfer, assembly, and some taxiing trials, Warchalowski achieved his first solo flight on February 2, 1910, and the first flights with a passenger on February 13. The first prize competition, sponsored by the Gerngroß company, took place on February 19: 2000 crowns were offered for a continuous flight of 15 km and 4000 crowns for a flight with a passenger over 5 km. He achieved his first one-hour flight on March 1 (6:30-7:32 AM) at an altitude between 80 and 100 meters. On April 22, he was the first Austrian to pass the pilot's examination according to the rules of the Aero-Club, consisting of 3 flights of 5 minutes each with a landing within a 300m circle. Based on the experience Warchalowski gained with the original Farman, the company Werner & Pfleiderer launched the Warchalowski Autobiplan "Vindobona" biplane on May 9, 1910. This two-seater aircraft had a 50/65 hp Gnome/Austro-Daimler engine, a wingspan of 12 m (top) and 8.8 m (bottom) (total area 47 m²), and a height of 3.53 m. With a take-off weight of 620 kg, it reached a speed of 80 km/h. With this Autobiplan, built according to Warchalowski's ideas in the "Autoplan Werke" in Wiener Neustadt, many prizes were won at air competitions and meetings, and numerous records were set. Warchalowski also piloted members of the imperial family (Archduchess Augusta and Archduke Joseph). On August 18, 1910, he flew around St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna as a "Kaiserhuldigung" (homage to the Emperor). The following year, on October 30, the aviator set the world record for the longest continuous flight with 3 passengers with a time of 45 minutes and 46 seconds. Emperor Franz Joseph showed great interest in the aircraft and had Warchalowski explain the Autobiplan to him in detail. Afterwards, he is said to have remarked, "It is very beautiful, it pleased me very much...". Warchalowski died in Vienna on May 22, 1928. The Warchalowski company continued to produce tractors from 1956 to 1970. In 1962, Warchalowskigasse in Vienna-Donaustadt (22nd district) was named after Adolf Warchalowski.

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