The dismantling of the first domestically-produced airliner "YS11" after the war is almost complete; January 16, 16:44
The first mass-produced post-war YS11 aircraft, which is being dismantled for display at private facilities in Ibaraki Prefecture, has its main wing removed and its dismantling has largely been completed.
The YS11 was the first domestic passenger aircraft to operate a regular Japanese route for 41 years from 1965 to 2006.
Of these, the first mass-produced unit was retired in 1998 and taken over by the National Science Museum and stored in a hangar at Haneda Airport, but due to difficulties in managing the current situation, a private facility in Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture It has been relocated to The Hirosawa City and has been dismantled since last September.
Removal of the left and right main wings, which was the most significant of these, took place over a period of 15 to 2 days. After removing the bolts at the joints with the fuselage, the crane was carefully lowered to the pedestal.
The dismantling work is almost complete and the fuselage will be in the form of a fuselage, and the museum will transport the fuselage and main wing over land in March and reassemble it, aiming to exhibit and release this autumn of Kotoshi is.
Kazuyoshi Suzuki, director of the National Science Museum's Center for Information on the History of Industrial Technology, said, `` I hope that many people will know how hard it is to leave such a valuable modern heritage. "