A place where you can comprehensively learn about the history of aircraft, both domestic and foreign, from the age of myths to the next generation of aircraft, both from actual aircraft and from explanations . That is the Aichi Aviation Museum.
It is attached to the Airport Walk of Nagoya Prefectural Airport, and the entrance fee is 1,000 yen. It is also a target facility for the “Aichi Togifu Mi-ni-Trip x Sen-Trip Digital Stamp Rally,” so I decided to give it a try.
Even though it was a weekday, there were so many people visiting Airport Walk that the parking lot was filled, even though it was a weekday in such a hot weather that the outside temperature gauge of the car instantly registered 37 degrees Celsius. Come to think of it, summer vacation has started…
The facility is connected to the shopping mall by a passageway.
When you enter, there is a reproduction model of the helicopter that Leonardo da Vinci had in mind.
The YS-11 is proudly placed.
It is said to be the first domestically produced passenger plane after World War II.
Could this drawn on the vertical tail be the White Rabbit of Inaba from Japanese mythology?
A large number of models called “Japan’s 100 Famous Machines” are displayed.
This is a Zero fighter that can take off and land from water.
This helicopter was said to be revolutionary at the time because it had a double-decker structure with a cargo space.
There’s also a large model of the DC-10, which is notorious on aviation commentary channels and features a certain image of a cat.
The walls depict myths and the history of aviation from the days of balloons and gliders.
On the last page is a futuristic aircraft.
The helicopter, EH101, was a very beautiful blue color.
I was able to ride inside, and the space inside was so spacious that I couldn’t believe it was a helicopter.
A police helicopter could be seen in the distance.
An illustration of a cockpit was also drawn inside the toilet cubicle.
engine . It is fastened all around with a large number of hexagonal bolts, making it difficult to disassemble and maintain.
parts are placed.
Blue Impulse is also on display.
There were also illustrations of aerobatics.
