The Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum was developed to preserve the memory and celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of Victor and Joe Stanzel.

Schulenburg was, and still is, a small farming community of predominately German and Czech Immigrants. Far from the technological advancements found in large cities, Victor was fascinated with aviation and would often stop plowing on the family farm long enough to watch in amazement private planes and military aircraft darting across the Schulenburg skies in the early 1900s. Victor was just 17 years old when the news of Charles Lindbergh's daring flight across the Atlantic captured his imagination, and fueled his dream.

 In the 1920's, Victor Stanzel designed and carved scaled down reproductions of  authentic airplanes from solid wood.  Some models on display include; Boeing P-12-E, Curtis Hawk P-6-E and the Gee-Bee Super-Sportster. 

This six passenger, rocket-like, Stratos Ship resembling the "Flash Gordon cartoon spaceship" was designed and built by Victor Stanzel and Co. in 1935.  It was a sensational exhibit at the 1936 Texas Centennial celebration in Dallas.