Alex Li¹ and Moddwyn Andaya² , ¹USA, ²California State University, USA

Traditional aviation museums are limited by geographical accessibility, high maintenance costs, and staffing shortages, reducing opportunities for public engagement and education. This paper presents an AI-powered virtual aviation museum that provides an immersive and interactive learning environment accessible through the internet. The platform uses three-dimensional aircraft models and integrates ChatGPT as a virtual docent to answer user questions and enhance learning experiences [13]. Experimental evaluations were conducted to assess the quality of ChatGPT's responses and the effectiveness of a question-checking system. Results show that ChatGPT performs well for general informational queries but is less reliable when answering statistical questions, while the question-checking system accurately identifies appropriate user inquiries. The proposed system demonstrates how virtual reality and artificial intelligence can improve the accessibility and sustainability of aviation education and museum experiences.

Virtual Museum; Aviation Education; Artificial Intelligence; Immersive Learning.