High Flyer

Alfred Ritter von Pischof (1882 – 1922) was a great Austrian aviation pioneer.

In 1909 he designed and built the machine that was to make him famous – the "Autoplan". It was one of the safest and most innovative flying machines of its time and to be able to fly it himself, on April 24, 1910 Pischof took the Pilot's Test at the AERO-CLUB, as second Austrian ever.

Pischof was awared the Palm of the French Academy for his achievements as a technical designer.