I think that the altering of the Texans was still a pretty neat trick and if you didn't look too close they were convincing. In actuality, the performance of the T-6's was improved with the modifications that were done.
The T-6s sucked. They looked nothing like A6M. The Texan was a brute while the Zero was a samurai sword. It was a pure dog fighter unlike any US aircraft. There is only one Zero flying with its Japanese engine.
There are no "restored" Zeros, certainly not flying ones. There's a very good reason why there's vintage American aircraft flying all over the world at air shows, but there are no "vintage" Japanese aircraft flying today - it's called ALCOA 7075 and ALCLAD. In fact, there were no Japanese aircraft flying even a few years immediately after World War 2; their aluminum skins crumbled to dust, became brittle with corrosion (under X-ray crystallography, it looked like a field of little tornadoes), and as a result were dangerous to fly. Even the one that was captured in Alaska, brought to the US and given American standards of maintenance (San Diego is known to be as dry and as low-corrosion an atmosphere as it gets for a coastal city) corroded relatively fast and was eventually determined to be unsafe to fly. Everyone in WW2 antiquities knows that Japanese "Sumitomo metal" was poor grade aluminum (much as any "vintage" Japanese katanas are poor grade steel) - it was not ALCOA 7075, or it would not have corroded in such a way that would stun American ground crews used to maintaining American aluminum alloys. And indeed the Japanese lacked the technology and materials science to gauge the differences in Manganese or Magnesian between alloy 7075 and - say 6061. If you can't measure the difference between alloys, how do you claim to have "invented" the alloy? (The Americans figured out pretty quickly that the Japanese knew about as much about aluminum alloys - nada - as they did about silicon purification which the US perfected to 99.999+% wt in 1945, ushering in the modern semiconductor age). And this comes back to the niggling detail of the Japanese having very low-tolerance standardization - their parts were made by clannish companies often by craftsman. Add in the fact that they didn't use an ALCLAD layer and it's no wonder that American pilots reported seeing Zeros with their wings and spars snapping off when placed under high-stress dives and turns while trying to keep up, or escape American aircraft - contrary to what many novices think, the Zeros couldn't "out-turn" American aircraft in all situations - also, having a small turning circle at low speeds doesn't mean you will be able to complete that circle faster than an aircraft that has a larger track but faster speed in that track. (The key for American pilots was tactics - that meant maintaining speed and energy in their dives and turns, or converting it back into altitude once they'd cleared the Zero's engagement envelope, then come back at the Zero for another run). All of this is besides the point, ofc. All the Japanese planes today are made from modern "American" materials engineering. If you want to see flying vintage aircraft, you can - but they either (A) won't be Japanese or (B) won't be vintage - they'll be replicas built with modern materials and technology (I doubt anybody building modern Zeros would be reckless enough to use Horikoshi's method of randomly drilling "lightening holes" into the structural components of the wing)
@MrFattyfatfatboy, there was a lot of magnesium in Zeroes too. That turns to powder quickly but you’re right, no flying warbirds today are very original and recent restorations are usually reconstructions. I don’t care, personally, I’m just happy to see them flying!
As originally designed, the Mitsubishi Zero would be unsafe to fly. The main spar had a five calendar year life because the wing spar crumbled due to age hardening.
@@Pete-tq6inthere are always exceptions!..Spitfire MH434 is original and has flown continuously since ww2....had a major overhaul a few years back (not restoration) still has its original engine that it came off the production line with....
@@vincenthawke3049 the major overhaul would have included re-riveting all of the wing skins and replacing many lifed components. I’ve forgotten how often it is but Spitfire wing rivets have to be replaced after a surprisingly few years. The original aircraft were only designed to last around 150 hours.
Beautiful restoration. I wish Bob had been able to get the Stuka from the Museum Of Flight before the collection was parted out. It would be the only airworthy Ju87 Stuka in existence.
+ @fw1421 The Stuka was at Paul Allen's museum, and I don't think much of the collection was sold before the new buyer stepped in. Several aircraft were advertised for sale, including a partially complete B-17E, the partially complete Fw-189, and a few early jets. The wreckage of an A6M Zero was sold to German buyer. I think the Mig-29 sale was planned a long time ago due to complaints from neighbors at the museum. Ownership of the aircraft remained with Vulcan Aviation, which is part of Paul Allen's business/estate holdings, and now transitioning to the new owners who have only announced initial plans to reopen the museum in the next year or so.
type32 means 3=3rd gen. body 2= 2nd gen. engine thanks reversing ZERO , ZERO means 2,600th year of japase origin calendar(japase called 'KOKI') KOKI 2,600th=1940 ,KOKI 1st= B.C.667 I wish you success from japan
Are there any wealthy businessmen and enthusiasts in Japan that have plans like these or have anything going on like this would be awesome if they did because they would have a great resource of family members pictures to help make the aircraft finishes correct to The originals including the pilots and ground crew and mechanics there's a lot of information these people could provide their letters their photographs their experience
I only wish that you can find a Japanese to overdub the video. There are many aviation enthusiasts in Japan who are justly proud of the Zero and would be interested to see this work.
+ @N75911 A heritage group was negotiating for an F-105 to build for a flying display. I think the DoD and Congress were getting touchy with de-mill regulations, which is OK for newer aircraft but the F-105 is pretty old. I believe the idea of having a "nuclear capable" aircraft flying in civilian hands made some people nervous and the DoD came in a cut the wing spar on the candidate aircraft to disable it for flight. Paul Allen's museum has a nice F-105 but I'm doubtful that one will be air anytime soon.
The man who designed this aircraft made the fuselage and the area where the wings are underneath it one large assembly when everybody else is making wings and fuselage separate and they were joined these are made similar to a unibody car is compared to a body over frame car. It was also one of the early uses of Dural and at the time new aluminum alloy
This is NOT a restoration, but a scratch built, reversed engineered WWII fighter intended to be airworthy! (Do I have that right?) Kudos to Legend Flyers!
+ Escape Velocity The project is based off of the wreckage of A6M3 Zero #3148, but I don't know how much original parts were used, castings, etc. They have carefully researched the plane and its history. Legend Flyers was formerly Classic Fighter Industries which built the new-build Me-262s that are flying today.
@@88mike42 According to the FAA you can rebuild an airplane based on the nameplate and register it as a certified aircraft to the original certification standard… A lot of Piper Cubs fall into this category with wings, tails and fuselages being replaced at one time or the other…
Wow,,just wow. Whenever I see these planes (personally) I always wonder if only they could talk, the things they saw, the things they did,Icould listen all day long. Your work is beautiful, so glad you are preserving history.
+ @fly-over1517 This was A6M3 Model 32 S/N 3148 manufactured in September 1942. She flew with the Chitose Kōkūtai group from the Marshall Islands, then with the 201 Kōkūtai group from the Marshall Islands. In 1943 she was flying with the 252 Kōkūtai group. She was left abandoned at Taroa Airfield, Marshall Islands until it was salvaged with group of other aircraft in 1991. It passed through several restoration companies until restoration to airworthy at Legend Flyers.
When I was at Georgia Tech in the mid 70s I took some snapshots of the Zero that was captured after the Dutch Harbor, Alaska raid. It was sitting behind a small museum on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. My Dad was an A&E who restored old planes, but the owner was not interested in selling it. It was a mess, but not nearly so bad as the one in this video. I wonder whatever became of it. I still have the photos.
Wow. I'm stoked about what you are doing. My dad bagged a Japanese airplane while at duty, USS Indianapolis, WW2. "44 months in the Pacific." It could have been a Zero so I'm building models of likely aircraft to study the problem. I think Zeros would have been hardest to hit. Great you have the original engine and I hope you can do at least a cosmetic upgrade of it. I am looking into the relic situation here in Thailand where I live. Thanks for the show and please, more than 100 years, at least. Thanks again, Thailand Paul Venne, son of Captain A. W. Venne Jr. USN.
Recently finished Horikoshi's "Eagles of Mitsubishi" about the development of the A6M. It was a story of engineering development done right- write a detailed spec, put a talented young designer in charge, give him the support he needs, and stay out of the way!
Yes the Model 32 code named the "HAMP" is a very rare model, besides the very early model 21's as well, it will be wonderful to see this fly, this is the rarest of all Zeros.
What ever happened to the Japanese Zero that was built in Carman Manitoba Canada. I did a tour of the facility circa 2000 and at the time as they made parts for the aircraft they always made extra pieces for stock.
Maravilhoso trabalho a recuperação do ZERO model 32. Tenho uma coleção e tenho este modelo 32, com a numeração 3 - 116 foral os primeiros que participaram das batalhas aéreas. Parabéns e congratulation pelo trabalho. From Brasil.
Whether the AGM3-32 was the "perfected" Zero might be debatable. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero: "The shorter wing span led to better roll, and the reduced drag allowed the diving speed to be increased to 670 km/h (420 mph). On the downside, turning and range, which were the strengths of the Model 21, suffered due to smaller ailerons, decreased lift and greater fuel consumption. The shorter range proved a significant limitation during the Solomons Campaign, during which Zeros based at Rabaul had to travel nearly to their maximum range to reach Guadalcanal and return." I think there's a reason only 343 were built.
+ AJ-2 Savage The Sakae radials are just hard to find. Only one Sakae in the world is flight certified, although I think another Zero restoration in North America was hoping/planning to use one. Multiple restored Zeros are flying with R-1820s or similar. Mr. Harada's collection in Japan has several authentic Zeros but they are not flown, and he is building a Betty bomber. lh5.ggpht.com/yamanobe.twoface/SJWVu9I4k5I/AAAAAAAARL8/9spNbuoT-nY/s640/DSC_3203.JPG
They had a 7mm/ 20mm gun selection lever very much as a motorcycle brake/clutch hand lever near left throttle mechanism.. Honor/ Prosperity Mitsubishi Nakajima Tokyo Japan 🇯🇵.
My Uncle Marcel was a U.S. Navy Seabee assigned to Yap Island. Across from a 25 mm Japanese Aircraft Gun he was reworking the Airfield with a Bulldozer. Behind some Revetments his Bulldozer broke thru to find a hidden Underground Dugout Series of Revetments. There were several Japanese Aircraft there. He Dynamited 🧨 them and ground them up with the Dozer's tracks. There may be parts left buried.
The cost of the machinery, tooling and jigs to build just one is enormous. So why not build a small squadron? People bought FW190s and ME262s with modern engines.
It is an enormous amount! Spec aircraft like the 190s and 262s are highly risky in today's environment. It took years to find buyers for the 190s and 262s. However, it is possible to build another Zero if a buyer steps up. www.airassets.com
As amazing this effort still begs the question: is this project really a "restoration" or is it a totally accurate "flying replica" creation? Whatever the answer I am sure Horikoshi Jiro would have tears in his eyes if he knew...
+Jordan Cunanan Yup, several A6M airframe restorations were contracted out to shops in Russia a long time ago. It's good to see the Russians now restoring some of their own WW2 aircraft like the airworthy IL-2s and Mig-3s. Another Bf-109 was pulled from a lake in Russia in 2019 and it will be restored in there but very likely not a flying restoration.
@@joelonzello4189 I think that Bf-109G will remain in Russia. They are doing good resto work there now but I'm pretty sure it will not be a flying rebuild.
TO: CHASING PLANES, Many decades ago I read in one of my air magazines about a zero they recovered that had belly landed into shallow water, but it was coral. it was in remarkable shape and in one piece. they took it to maybe New Zeeland [?] . They wash it down and clean it. It was very interesting, but there was never a follow up article on it. I have always wondered what happened to it. Any clues:?
Thank you, I wish I had more information. they had pictures of the plane after they got it ashore. they clean it out with fresh water and sprayed the plane inside and out with a protective spray. The guns were intact and loaded. They had to get the ammo out and they had to resort to hammer and chisel. some of the rounds made a hissing sounds, but none exploded. They were 20 MM [?]. The plane really looked good once they had covered it with what appeared as a gray coat. It was a complete air frame with only the windows missing. I think it must have been 40 plus years I read about this one and I think it might have been Air Progress Mag...
Beautiful work but that's no restoration, that's a replica. I'm cool with that, I wish there were more so they were more affordable and people would stop crashing the real thing. Too bad he didn't set up a production run of like 20. That would be something to see. Too bad they can't duplicate the engine, but I'm sure that technology is coming.
I inherited small parts from Japanese aircraft that were in my father's possession from his service in the South Pacific during WW2. I hope to find an expert on Japanese Aircraft who could identity the origin and placement of these parts on specific models of aircraft. Anyone with suggestions? Thank you!
+ @ThePatricelumumba I would start with a few aviation forums specific to WW2 aircraft. Take some pictures, especially close-ups of any part numbers or identifying markings. You could also approach one the more reputable aviation museums like Planes of Fame, National Museum of WW2 Aviation, Military Aviation Museum. If these are items that no longer have sentimental value, these museums will be able to help you find buyers. Japanese aircraft are very rare but there are more restorations today for them and those organizations are always looking for parts at reasonable prices.
100% best Replica of a Zero way better then those frankenstein T-6 Texan Zeros that you see used in Hollywood Movies
I think that the altering of the Texans was still a pretty neat trick and if you didn't look too close they were convincing. In actuality, the performance of the T-6's was improved with the modifications that were done.
The T-6s sucked. They looked nothing like A6M. The Texan was a brute while the Zero was a samurai sword. It was a pure dog fighter unlike any US aircraft. There is only one Zero flying with its Japanese engine.
Those Frankenstein replicas began the aircraft recovery/restoration industry.
Rebuilding? More like Manufacturing one! Beautiful job!
Fw1421 - exactly my though too!!!!😕
The Zero of Theseus.
Looks like it will be better built than one-off the factory floor.
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There are no "restored" Zeros, certainly not flying ones. There's a very good reason why there's vintage American aircraft flying all over the world at air shows, but there are no "vintage" Japanese aircraft flying today - it's called ALCOA 7075 and ALCLAD. In fact, there were no Japanese aircraft flying even a few years immediately after World War 2; their aluminum skins crumbled to dust, became brittle with corrosion (under X-ray crystallography, it looked like a field of little tornadoes), and as a result were dangerous to fly. Even the one that was captured in Alaska, brought to the US and given American standards of maintenance (San Diego is known to be as dry and as low-corrosion an atmosphere as it gets for a coastal city) corroded relatively fast and was eventually determined to be unsafe to fly.
Everyone in WW2 antiquities knows that Japanese "Sumitomo metal" was poor grade aluminum (much as any "vintage" Japanese katanas are poor grade steel) - it was not ALCOA 7075, or it would not have corroded in such a way that would stun American ground crews used to maintaining American aluminum alloys. And indeed the Japanese lacked the technology and materials science to gauge the differences in Manganese or Magnesian between alloy 7075 and - say 6061. If you can't measure the difference between alloys, how do you claim to have "invented" the alloy? (The Americans figured out pretty quickly that the Japanese knew about as much about aluminum alloys - nada - as they did about silicon purification which the US perfected to 99.999+% wt in 1945, ushering in the modern semiconductor age). And this comes back to the niggling detail of the Japanese having very low-tolerance standardization - their parts were made by clannish companies often by craftsman. Add in the fact that they didn't use an ALCLAD layer and it's no wonder that American pilots reported seeing Zeros with their wings and spars snapping off when placed under high-stress dives and turns while trying to keep up, or escape American aircraft - contrary to what many novices think, the Zeros couldn't "out-turn" American aircraft in all situations - also, having a small turning circle at low speeds doesn't mean you will be able to complete that circle faster than an aircraft that has a larger track but faster speed in that track.
(The key for American pilots was tactics - that meant maintaining speed and energy in their dives and turns, or converting it back into altitude once they'd cleared the Zero's engagement envelope, then come back at the Zero for another run).
All of this is besides the point, ofc.
All the Japanese planes today are made from modern "American" materials engineering.
If you want to see flying vintage aircraft, you can - but they either (A) won't be Japanese or (B) won't be vintage - they'll be replicas built with modern materials and technology (I doubt anybody building modern Zeros would be reckless enough to use Horikoshi's method of randomly drilling "lightening holes" into the structural components of the wing)
As I see it, this is not a re-build, rather it is the construction of a whole new aircraft with some original parts thrown in.
@MrFattyfatfatboy, there was a lot of magnesium in Zeroes too. That turns to powder quickly but you’re right, no flying warbirds today are very original and recent restorations are usually reconstructions.
I don’t care, personally, I’m just happy to see them flying!
Troo dat!
As originally designed, the Mitsubishi Zero would be unsafe to fly. The main spar had a five calendar year life because the wing spar crumbled due to age hardening.
@@Pete-tq6inthere are always exceptions!..Spitfire MH434 is original and has flown continuously since ww2....had a major overhaul a few years back (not restoration) still has its original engine that it came off the production line with....
@@vincenthawke3049 the major overhaul would have included re-riveting all of the wing skins and replacing many lifed components. I’ve forgotten how often it is but Spitfire wing rivets have to be replaced after a surprisingly few years. The original aircraft were only designed to last around 150 hours.
you people are doing a great job rebuilding a zero
We really appreciate the kind comments! Keeps us going!
This history has to be preserved and taught in schools. The quality of your work is impressive !
Stay tuned for more on the Zero soon!
Beautiful restoration. I wish Bob had been able to get the Stuka from the Museum Of Flight before the collection was parted out. It would be the only airworthy Ju87 Stuka in existence.
That would have been awesome. Hopefully the new owner will complete the Ju87.
+ @fw1421 The Stuka was at Paul Allen's museum, and I don't think much of the collection was sold before the new buyer stepped in. Several aircraft were advertised for sale, including a partially complete B-17E, the partially complete Fw-189, and a few early jets. The wreckage of an A6M Zero was sold to German buyer. I think the Mig-29 sale was planned a long time ago due to complaints from neighbors at the museum. Ownership of the aircraft remained with Vulcan Aviation, which is part of Paul Allen's business/estate holdings, and now transitioning to the new owners who have only announced initial plans to reopen the museum in the next year or so.
日本人より熱意をもって遂行しておられ凄い事。
僕はミャンマ一の人ですでも零戦が好き!
I love it when you guys put World War II era aircraft in the air great job
type32 means 3=3rd gen. body 2= 2nd gen. engine
thanks reversing ZERO ,
ZERO means 2,600th year of japase origin calendar(japase called 'KOKI')
KOKI 2,600th=1940 ,KOKI 1st= B.C.667
I wish you success from japan
Its blokes like your mate Bob, with a decent crew, and a decent hip pocket, theirs or somebody elses, that we get rippa stuff like this beaut Zero!
Wow! Lovely job on the Zero, such a beautiful airplane! Can't wait to see the finished product. Keep up the excellent work! 👍
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Nice work! The format and balance of history and rebuild status flowed well. Looking forward to more episodes.
Much appreciated!
It is a real shame that people were not smart enough after WW2 to save as many of these beautiful aircraft as possible. They are priceless today.
That is so cool to restore historical aircraft like that.
What a awesome job!! We are deeply applicated in restore our Zero Sir. From Japan
Are there any wealthy businessmen and enthusiasts in Japan that have plans like these or have anything going on like this would be awesome if they did because they would have a great resource of family members pictures to help make the aircraft finishes correct to The originals including the pilots and ground crew and mechanics there's a lot of information these people could provide their letters their photographs their experience
Man... What else can I say... Keep them Flying!!!!!! Good job Sir!!!!!
I only wish that you can find a Japanese to overdub the video. There are many aviation enthusiasts in Japan who are justly proud of the Zero and would be interested to see this work.
Great to see such a rare relic rebuilt.
If only we had an airworthy F-105 Thunderchief around today. Another workhorse that was never preserved.
+ @N75911 A heritage group was negotiating for an F-105 to build for a flying display. I think the DoD and Congress were getting touchy with de-mill regulations, which is OK for newer aircraft but the F-105 is pretty old. I believe the idea of having a "nuclear capable" aircraft flying in civilian hands made some people nervous and the DoD came in a cut the wing spar on the candidate aircraft to disable it for flight. Paul Allen's museum has a nice F-105 but I'm doubtful that one will be air anytime soon.
We agree with you on this one... Neat, bit plane though!
Almost a shame to paint it, some stunning metalwork and extreme skill level.
The man who designed this aircraft made the fuselage and the area where the wings are underneath it one large assembly when everybody else is making wings and fuselage separate and they were joined these are made similar to a unibody car is compared to a body over frame car. It was also one of the early uses of Dural and at the time new aluminum alloy
Continuing from my other post he designed it this way to make it as light as possible although It was very complex to build
Love it!!! Hope all the data from this reconstruction is preserved for more of these.
This is NOT a restoration, but a scratch built, reversed engineered WWII fighter intended to be airworthy! (Do I have that right?) Kudos to Legend Flyers!
I don't know how much of an airplane has to be original in order to be considered a restoration. I do agree with you however.
+ Escape Velocity The project is based off of the wreckage of A6M3 Zero #3148, but I don't know how much original parts were used, castings, etc. They have carefully researched the plane and its history. Legend Flyers was formerly Classic Fighter Industries which built the new-build Me-262s that are flying today.
@@88mike42 According to the FAA you can rebuild an airplane based on the nameplate and register it as a certified aircraft to the original certification standard…
A lot of Piper Cubs fall into this category with wings, tails and fuselages being replaced at one time or the other…
I have to say that the Zero is my absolute favourite Airplane! I also like the tiny Soviet Rata!
Great job Bob! Kudos to you and the team! John , Brisbane Australia.
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That is a big job. I was lucky to see POF fly thier Zero recently.
It's a great job! Thank you for restoring Zero. From Japan.
Make Japan Great Again
I wouldn't call this "zero restoration" LOL! Kudos for taking that on!
Wow,,just wow. Whenever I see these planes (personally) I always wonder if only they could talk, the things they saw, the things they did,Icould listen all day long. Your work is beautiful, so glad you are preserving history.
Thanks for your kind words and support!
+ @fly-over1517 This was A6M3 Model 32 S/N 3148 manufactured in September 1942. She flew with the Chitose Kōkūtai group from the Marshall Islands, then with the 201 Kōkūtai group from the Marshall Islands. In 1943 she was flying with the 252 Kōkūtai group. She was left abandoned at Taroa Airfield, Marshall Islands until it was salvaged with group of other aircraft in 1991. It passed through several restoration companies until restoration to airworthy at Legend Flyers.
When I was at Georgia Tech in the mid 70s I took some snapshots of the Zero that was captured after the Dutch Harbor, Alaska raid. It was sitting behind a small museum on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. My Dad was an A&E who restored old planes, but the owner was not interested in selling it. It was a mess, but not nearly so bad as the one in this video. I wonder whatever became of it. I still have the photos.
I believe that plane is now with the Flying Heritage and Armor Collection in Everett, WA. It is pretty rough still to this day...
@@gpagecolorado Thanks, I'll contact them.
@@Paladin1873 Flying Heritage is closed at this time. That Zero is now in their collection but not restored.
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@@Paladin1873 Just a heads up that this A6M project may be up for sale or has been sold. No information on it or who would have bought it.
Wow. I'm stoked about what you are doing. My dad bagged a Japanese airplane while at duty, USS Indianapolis, WW2. "44 months in the Pacific." It could have been a Zero so I'm building models of likely aircraft to study the problem. I think Zeros would have been hardest to hit. Great you have the original engine and I hope you can do at least a cosmetic upgrade of it. I am looking into the relic situation here in Thailand where I live. Thanks for the show and please, more than 100 years, at least. Thanks again, Thailand Paul Venne, son of Captain A. W. Venne Jr. USN.
Thanks for sharing your story!
A truly fantastic feat of reverse engineering sir! I look forward to seeing her fly.
You and me both!
Fantastic project, congratulations!
That's awesome. We'll done guys!
Great plane that had tenacious pilots
Bob is some sort of sorcerer. Amazing
You should see his wand and cape!
I am in AWE... you guys are Aviation Magicians!
Super project. Thanks for the video.
日本人でさえ、飛行可能なTYPE33.ZERO へのレジストレーションには二の足を踏むのに、外国人の方々が尽力してくれている事に感謝致します。是非とも飛行する姿を我々に見せて頂きたい。
Recently finished Horikoshi's "Eagles of Mitsubishi" about the development of the A6M. It was a story of engineering development done right- write a detailed spec, put a talented young designer in charge, give him the support he needs, and stay out of the way!
I've read the book also, Dan. The A6M was a remarkable aircraft.
It's a great job. I was impressed with the act of restoring the original sakae engine
They didn’t, it’s fitted with an American engine.
@@Pete-tq6in They have a Sakae engine for it but it was too expensive to return it to flyable condition, so they are substituting an R-1830.
@@FiveCentsPlease, they had a partial Sakae engine, but it does make a lot more sense to fit the P&W.
Yes the Model 32 code named the "HAMP" is a very rare model, besides the very early model 21's as well, it will be wonderful to see this fly, this is the rarest of all Zeros.
Well there's the A6M5"D"&"E", and the A6M6, M7 & M8.
But, I get what you mean :)
Awesome plane, 3148, I own a piece of the original, wreck, very cool, to see the restoration
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Wow just amazing
Awesome!!! So cool Gordon!!!
Thanks!!!
I love this so much. All the best to you folks.
Thank you so much!
What an incredible project
Thank you for your comment!
What a beautiful job !!
I can't wait to see that flight !
What ever happened to the Japanese Zero that was built in Carman Manitoba Canada.
I did a tour of the facility circa 2000 and at the time as they made parts for the aircraft they always made extra pieces for stock.
That plane ended up in Texas and is now in New York.
Wonderful !! Congratulations !
Maravilhoso trabalho a recuperação do ZERO model 32. Tenho uma coleção e tenho este modelo 32, com a numeração 3 - 116 foral os primeiros que participaram das batalhas aéreas. Parabéns e congratulation pelo trabalho. From Brasil.
When it flies have two Wildcats escort it in case it wants to start trouble.
The A6M3 variant was the Zero breed perfected. Performance only fell off after that as weight increased. Beautifully done, and thanks for the video!
Whether the AGM3-32 was the "perfected" Zero might be debatable. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero: "The shorter wing span led to better roll, and the reduced drag allowed the diving speed to be increased to 670 km/h (420 mph). On the downside, turning and range, which were the strengths of the Model 21, suffered due to smaller ailerons, decreased lift and greater fuel consumption. The shorter range proved a significant limitation during the Solomons Campaign, during which Zeros based at Rabaul had to travel nearly to their maximum range to reach Guadalcanal and return." I think there's a reason only 343 were built.
Very nice! Thank you!
Thank you too!
祖父が零戦に乗ってました。
とても嬉しいです。
Amazing work on an amazing plane, it's great that this plane is restored so future generations can see it
Nice video :)
Glad you enjoyed it
@@gpagecolorado You welcome!
Its like building a Tamiya 1:1 kit
An incredible amount of work, hard to believe it is even possible to re-manufacture an airworthy warbird from a corroded jungle wreck.
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Awesome 👍👍👍
great engine choice
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Awesome!
大きな仕事をなしとげるためには、
愉悦よりも労苦と心配のほうがはるかに強く長い。
そして、そのあいまに訪れる、つかのまの喜びこそ、
何ものにもかえがたい生きがいを人に与えてくれる。
堀越 二郎 Jiro Horikoshi
Thank you for the quote!
A replica with an American engine. Hopefully the real one will be preserved, too. Awesome work!
+ AJ-2 Savage The Sakae radials are just hard to find. Only one Sakae in the world is flight certified, although I think another Zero restoration in North America was hoping/planning to use one. Multiple restored Zeros are flying with R-1820s or similar. Mr. Harada's collection in Japan has several authentic Zeros but they are not flown, and he is building a Betty bomber. lh5.ggpht.com/yamanobe.twoface/SJWVu9I4k5I/AAAAAAAARL8/9spNbuoT-nY/s640/DSC_3203.JPG
You have to go with what you have if it is impossible to find the original, the important thing is to see this aircraft fly.
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My Uncle Marcel was a U.S. Navy Seabee assigned to Yap Island. Across from a 25 mm Japanese Aircraft Gun he was reworking the Airfield with a Bulldozer. Behind some Revetments his Bulldozer broke thru to find a hidden Underground Dugout Series of Revetments. There were several Japanese Aircraft there. He Dynamited 🧨 them and ground them up with the Dozer's tracks. There may be parts left buried.
Thanks for sharing the story of your Uncle! Man, what a job he had!!!
I hope the parts that are not used in the rebuild are conserved and not put in the scrap metal bin. Nice work on the new one btw.
Thanks for sharing this video.
Is it just me but what is with the background music? Makes the video feel....
The cost of the machinery, tooling and jigs to build just one is enormous. So why not build a small squadron? People bought FW190s and ME262s with modern engines.
It is an enormous amount! Spec aircraft like the 190s and 262s are highly risky in today's environment. It took years to find buyers for the 190s and 262s. However, it is possible to build another Zero if a buyer steps up. www.airassets.com
Thanks,I'm a Japanese.I lave,ZERO,too
Saburo Saki would Approve.
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Truly unbelievable! is it ready or still under construction?
Beautiful job, but wish you could have acquired or built a Sakai engine for her.
Great job guys viva japon saludos desde mexico
This is not a restoration it is a replica but still dang impressive work.
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Love the planetags they made with some of the unusable skin! Hope the restoration goes well!
Is the metallic blue paint on the inside of the wing original ? Or is this a modern coating?
It is modern Aotake type corrosion paint. Great question.
@@gpagecolorado That’s what’s great about us model builders, we do our homework on a subject and can recognize a lot of things.
You could say they zeroed the airframe
My absolute desire would be to fly a ZERO..... just to see what it's all about.
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As amazing this effort still begs the question: is this project really a "restoration" or is it a totally accurate "flying replica" creation? Whatever the answer I am sure Horikoshi Jiro would have tears in his eyes if he knew...
More of a reproduction with some original parts than a restoration, but that really comes down to semantics.
I wonder if the school which presented this Zero is still around...
Where did they find plans?
i need them!
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Beyond politics, this is a beaut!!!
Most of the flying A6M Zeros today were actually restored in Russia believe it or not. ✈️✈️✈️
+Jordan Cunanan Yup, several A6M airframe restorations were contracted out to shops in Russia a long time ago. It's good to see the Russians now restoring some of their own WW2 aircraft like the airworthy IL-2s and Mig-3s. Another Bf-109 was pulled from a lake in Russia in 2019 and it will be restored in there but very likely not a flying restoration.
@@FiveCentsPlease Just looked up Russian ME-109 lake discovery. Good pictures and a video 😉
@@joelonzello4189 I think that Bf-109G will remain in Russia. They are doing good resto work there now but I'm pretty sure it will not be a flying rebuild.
I may be wrong but I believe the Zero engine was more or less a copy of a wright engine anyway .🙂
+ BRealistic Not a copy, but using some of the design features.
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TO: CHASING PLANES, Many decades ago I read in one of my air magazines about a zero they recovered that had belly landed into shallow water, but it was coral. it was in remarkable shape and in one piece. they took it to maybe New Zeeland [?] . They wash it down and clean it. It was very interesting, but there was never a follow up article on it. I have always wondered what happened to it. Any clues:?
We will check that out and post any information. Anybody else know about this Zero?
Thank you, I wish I had more information. they had pictures of the plane after they got it ashore. they clean it out with fresh water and sprayed the plane inside and out with a protective spray. The guns were intact and loaded. They had to get the ammo out and they had to resort to hammer and chisel. some of the rounds made a hissing sounds, but none exploded. They were 20 MM [?]. The plane really looked good once they had covered it with what appeared as a gray coat. It was a complete air frame with only the windows missing. I think it must have been 40 plus years I read about this one and I think it might have been Air Progress Mag...
Beautiful work but that's no restoration, that's a replica. I'm cool with that, I wish there were more so they were more affordable and people would stop crashing the real thing. Too bad he didn't set up a production run of like 20. That would be something to see. Too bad they can't duplicate the engine, but I'm sure that technology is coming.
If it has some original parts, it's a restoration.
Ehhh, I would say it's a lot more than just a replica. I feel that would be more of an appropriate title if the plane wasn't gonna be airworthy.
@@samsignorelli no a restoration is if more than 50% from the parts are original
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Actually is a brand new airplane. Not a restored airplane. Using the older part for reverse engineering not restoring it.
that original engine doesnt really look too bad to be honest, should have tried to save it
I agree
I imagine they can 3D print many of the parts they need…
I hope someone made blue prints of this. lol
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I inherited small parts from Japanese aircraft that were in my father's possession from his service in the South Pacific during WW2.
I hope to find an expert on Japanese Aircraft who could identity the origin and placement of these parts on specific models of aircraft. Anyone with suggestions? Thank you!
+ @ThePatricelumumba I would start with a few aviation forums specific to WW2 aircraft. Take some pictures, especially close-ups of any part numbers or identifying markings. You could also approach one the more reputable aviation museums like Planes of Fame, National Museum of WW2 Aviation, Military Aviation Museum. If these are items that no longer have sentimental value, these museums will be able to help you find buyers. Japanese aircraft are very rare but there are more restorations today for them and those organizations are always looking for parts at reasonable prices.
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