History of the Museum of Aviation Science

1978-1982	Committee for investigating facilities to disseminate aviation ideas at the Aviation Promotion Foundation Survey of aviation museums in European and American countries (1978) Location decided in Iwayama area (1979) Basic design, surveying and soil investigation (1980) Exhibition and design consideration (1982)
September, 1982	Exhibit “YS-11 prototype No. 1” airlifted to Narita Airport
September, 1983	Preparation Committee for Construction of Aviation Ideas Diffusion Facility Formulation of the “Basic Concept for Construction of Facilities for Promoting Aviation Ideas”
September, 1984	Application for permission to establish the Foundation for the Promotion of Aeronautical Science (established in June) Founder and Representative Ryoichi Sasagawa First Chairman Hidemasa Kimura
September, 1984	Formulation of the “Aviation Museum (tentative name) construction prospectus”
September, 1984	Start of detailed design for buildings and exhibits
September, 1984	Museum name decided: “Museum of Aeronautical Science”
June 1986	Certification of testing and research corporations, etc.
September, 1988	Aviation Science Museum construction begins (completed in May 1989)
September, 1989	Commemorative tree planting (related to Narita Airport 10th anniversary)
September, 1989	Aviation Science Museum opens (library starts in September)
October-November 1989	Special exhibition “Pan American History Photo Gallery” held
September, 1990	Aircraft model donation (Mr. Hiroshi Yamamoto)
September, 1990	Highest number of visitors (paid) on 4th: 1 people in one day Aviation Science Museum News No. 1 published (currently being published quarterly)
September, 1990	Museum registration (Museum Law) Aviation Junk Market held (now held in Spring and Autumn)
September, 1991	Rest house construction
November-December 1991	Boeing 75th Anniversary Exhibition
September, 1991	Volunteer system started
September, 1991	"Aviation class for beginners" held (held once a year since then)
September, 1992	Highest number of visitors (free) on the 20th: 1 people in one day
September, 1993	Commemorative tree planting (related to Narita Airport 15th anniversary)
September, 1994	Achieved 30 million visitors on 100th
September, 1995	Pedestrian path opened
September, 1995	All Nippon Airways Volunteer Group YS-11 Maintenance
October-November 1995	Special exhibition “All Nippon Airways Triple Seven Exhibition” held
September, 1996	Special opening on New Year's Day "Let's see the first sunrise and the first sunrise at the museum" begins NAA corner opened on the 2nd floor of the main building
September, 1997	Special exhibition “Narita Airport 20th Anniversary Special Exhibition” held
September, 1998	Special exhibition “Japan Airlines B747 Jumbo Exhibition” held
September, 1999	Museum shop "Viplane" opens in the new central building of Narita Airport Terminal 1 building
September, 1999	Achieved 16 million visitors on 200th
September, 1999	10th anniversary of opening
September, 2000	NAA Eco Airport Corner opened
September, 2000	Homepage opened
September, 2002	Opening of NAA sound experience room
September, 2003	DC-8 simulator renewal
September, 2003	Entrance starts from the airport side
September, 2004	15th anniversary of opening
September, 2004	Reached 300 visitors
September, 2005	Boeing 747-400 large model and cockpit installation
September, 2008	European and American aviation museum survey (2nd time)
September, 2008	Exhibit Learjet introduced from America (donated by Narita Airport Biseisha Co., Ltd.)
September, 2011	Exhibit 747sec41 Paid tour guide on board begins
September, 2012	Transferred to the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences, a public interest incorporated foundation
September, 2012	Exhibit 747 fuselage cross section installation
September, 2014	NAA corner Narita Airport model renewal
September, 2014	Exhibit 747 Main wing cross section installation
September, 2014	Reached 500 visitors
September, 2015	DC-8 simulator renewal
September, 2015	Bus terminal opened
September, 2016	Mockup renewed by ANA volunteers
September, 2019	30th anniversary reopening Reached 600 visitors