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Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park

Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park rather than just read about it. In short: Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park (所沢航空記念公園, Tokorozawa Kōkū Kinenkōen) is a park located in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture in Japan. It contains the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum and is the birthplace of Japanese aviation as it is the site of Japan's first airfield.

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Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park (所沢航空記念公園, Tokorozawa Kōkū Kinenkōen) is a park located in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture in Japan. It contains the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum and is the birthplace of Japanese aviation as it is the site of Japan's first airfield.

Overview This park, the largest of the prefectural parks in Saitama Prefecture, has a total area of 50.2 ha and was developed on the site of Tokorozawa Airfield, Japan's first, which opened in 1911 before the Second World War. Since its opening, independent facilities have been constructed within the grounds. Today, the park is home to a variety of facilities, including the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum, Tokorozawa City Library, a Japanese garden and teahouse called Saishotei, an outdoor stage, tennis courts, a baseball field and a dog run. Additionally, a running course (1.95 km in circumference ) has been set up on the sidewalks within the park, with a special red carpet-like surface laid over the asphalt to reduce strain on the knees, and footlights are turned on at night, making the course a consideration for runners.

History The park is built on the former site of Tokorozawa Airfield, Japan's first, which was opened on April 1, 1911. Japan's first plane, the Kaishiki biplane No.1, made its first flight at Tokorozawa on October 13, 1911. Nagaoka Tonofumi, known as the father of Japanese aviation, used his own money to purchase land and build Japan's first airfield. On April 5 of the same year, a French biplane Henri Farman, piloted by Captain Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, flew at an altitude of 10m, a distance of 800m, and a flight time of 1 minute 20 seconds. After this, the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force used the airport as Tokorozawa Army Airfield. After the Second World War (1945), the area was taken over by the US military and turned into the US military Tokorozawa Communications Base. About 60% of the land was returned in 1971, leaving only the communications facilities. Part of the former base site (about 50ha) was developed as a prefectural park, which opened in 1978.

Timeline April 1, 1911 - Opened as Japan's first airfield. November 17, 1912 (Taisho 1) - Emperor Taisho visits Tokorozawa Airfield. January 15, 1919 (Taisho 8) – Colonel Faure and the French Aviation Training Corps arrive in Japan. World War II: During the war, the area was used as a training area for Japanese pilots August 1945 (Showa 20) - After the end of the war, the site was taken over by the US military. March 12, 1967 – The Tokorozawa Air Base Complete Return Movement Citizens March was held, with 4,115 citizens and others participating. June 30, 1971 - 60% of the former Tokorozawa Supply Depot site is returned, leaving only the communications base. March 1974 - Approximately 50 hectares of the base are planned as a prefectural park. March 30, 1978 (Showa 53) - Park Opened. May 1, 1980 - The main building of Tokorozawa City Library opens on the park grounds. May 28, 1987 - Koku-koen Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line opens. April 1993 - Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Museum opens on the park grounds. October 25, 1997 - YS-11 aircraft is put on outdoor display in front of Koku-koen Station. June 12, 1999 - The teahouse "Saishotei" opens on the premises. February 2005 - A dog run is opened on a trial basis by volunteers. March 3, 2008 - Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the opening of the gardens, the flower beds and other facilities of the sunken tea garden on the former runway site were renovated.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park

In research: Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1978 establishments in Japan, Buildings and structures completed in 1978, Parks established in the 1970s, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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