On the 3rd floor of the Aviation Museum at Narita, there is a small observation balcony, with RWY34L right before your eyes. Therefore, it is quite good for close-up shots of aircraft on approach to land, and those waiting for takeoff on the Taxiway. However, there are some downsides: one is that there are many visitors, which easily blocks the view. Another is the backlighting in the afternoon, which inevitably calls for exposure compensation. Of course, in the summer, heat haze is severe, so details of aircraft on the ground are completely obscured.

Also, I tried shooting for a while from the 3rd-floor restaurant while eating. Since this involves shooting through glass, reflections affect the clarity, but the height is higher than the 3rd floor, offering a better shooting angle. Naturally, once the meal is finished, one must leave, so I couldn’t stay for long.

I spent 5-6 hours at Narita this day and noticed that the Boeing 787 is already extremely numerous. I saw over a dozen of them in just a few hours, so I’ll post them here for a look first. The weather was poor, so the image quality isn’t high; just treat these as a record.

Additionally, according to statistics on Wikipedia, 318 units of the 787 have now been delivered. Among them, 270 are 787-8s and 48 are 787-9s, which is approximately a 5 to 1 ratio.

First, let’s look at those on approach to land.

United Airlines’ 787-9, registration number N45956. Having completed a long journey, the fuel on board is low, causing the wings to curve upward significantly. The distinctive wing characteristics of the 787 are even more pronounced, giving it a real sense of dynamism.

Another United Airlines 787, registration number N26909, though this is a 787-8.

American Airlines’ 787-8, registration number N803AL.

Air Canada 787-8, registration number C-GHPQ. Note that this is Air Canada’s first 787, numbered 801.

Air Canada 787-8, registration number C-GHPU. Based on the number 803, this should be Air Canada’s 3rd 787.

All Nippon Airways’ 787, registration number JA834A. I see too many ANA 787s at Haneda, but I’ll post it anyway.

Next, let’s look at those on the ground.

Aeroméxico’s 787-8, registration number XA-AMR.

Japan Airlines’ 787-8, JA842J.

All Nippon Airways’ JA820A.

Scoot’s 787-9, registration number 9V-OJA. This airline is quite interesting; they retired their last 777 last week, and now their entire fleet is composed exclusively of 787s. They should be the only one in the world with such a fleet.

Jetstar Airways’ 787-8, registration number VH-VKG.

Air India’s 787-8, registration number VT-ANS.

Overall, I feel that the Aviation Science Museum has quite a lot of limitations. In the future, I will need to look up other shooting spots near Narita.