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    Museum of Aeronautical Sciences

    July 6 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    After saying a reluctant goodbye to Mimi, we walked over to the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences. As we still had about ten minutes before opening time, we explored the aircraft displayed on the field outside the museum. The aircraft included both fixed wing and rotor aircraft which were used for military, scientific, and civilian purposes. Many of them were Japanese designed and, with the exception of the YS-11, I'd never even heard about most of these aircraft. As the museum was at the end of Runway 16R, we also saw many aircraft taking off.

    We entered the museum promptly at 10am. At that point, it occurred to me what I should check the bus schedules, and I realized that if we didn't take the 10.53am bus to Narita Station, we would have to wait until 12.28pm. Based on my past visit, I knew that 53 minutes was too little time to do the indoor display justice, but 2.5 hours was way too much. I decided to aim for the 10.53am bus so we could get to Narita Town for the main highlight of our layover. Regardless, in our brief time there, we got a good sense of Narita and its operations, and we enjoyed the displays, in particular those featuring the iconic Boeing 747. At the mock control tower on the top floor, my attention was drawn to a display I hadn't noticed on my prior visit: an interactive real time map of Narita Airport showing which flights were taxiing, taking off, and landing. We viewed and tracked several aircraft on the tarmac using that display.

    After our quick visit, we walked to the bus stop and caught the 10.53am bus to Narita Station.    Read more