A6M Zero flight original Nakajima Sakae 14-cylinder Engine Planes of Fame
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2012
- This is the demonstration flgiht for the Planes of Fame monthly living history event for December, 2011. This version has the raw audio of the engine sounds during the flight. This is the only original Mitsubishi A6M-5 Zero flying in the world with the original Nakajima Sakae 14-cylinder engine. The pilot is Planes of Fame Pilot, Johnny Maloney.
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park a zero on the ramp next to a modern jet,ans 95% of the folks will ignore the jet.
So true. At the last Reno for VooDoo vs Strega, The people were on their feet as compared to the rest of the show.
Zero, Corsair, Mustang, Spitfire ... Legends !
@@mro9466 You forget the true hero of england, the Hurricane
Beautiful plane, the engine sound is lovely.
I can't really tell if your being sarcastic or not?
Finally got to see her fly this last weekend. Beautiful restoration. Hard to believe she was captured during WWII and still going strong.
Imagine what it must've been like flying over open ocean in a Zero, from an airstrip on a tiny island out in the Pacific. Beautiful plane in almost any paint scheme, army or navy.
The japanese army never had the zero, they had the nakajima ki43 instead, the a6m zero was a japanese navy exclusive
@@Colt45hatchback Zero was the wandering death. Fly brutal distances, fight the battle and returned to base.
This plane is legendary.
What a great piece of history, The cockpit camera really brings the aircraft to life.
I spent $70 on cab fare getting to the planes of fame air museum and it was totally worth it.
Metrolink has a weekend Day pass that's $10...
kingcarcas1349 I didn't even look into public transportation. The cab driver was so happy with the fare, he waited for me in the parking lot. He has some interesting stories about Japanese vets who would go there.
that plane was slow but boy did it have long range and maneuverability
Tyreek Murillo Would not really call 350mph slow but yes it did have long range and great maneuverability at speeds below 200 mph. Trouble is we learned not to get into dogfights with them so that advantage became useless.
this things would get creamed by a corsair which could reach 480mph and maneuver good at high speeds. the zero was great in the beginning of the war but it became outdated. plus like you said us pilots learned to hit and run.
+Tyreek Murillo A Corsair and a Zero can not be compared, apples and oranges. An F4F is the better plane to compare.
exactly
+Tyreek Murillo The Japanese did build a few prototypes with significantly more powerful engines towards the end of the war but due to Japan being choked off from vital resources the model never went into full production.
my all time favourite..... don't care abaut the specifications or the handicaps.... I just love it
Much love to Japan from Poland!
Just bought the movie 'The Wind Rises' about the designer who made this plane
Jiro Horikoshi :) and a nice movie
I shall have to find it.. where did you get it?
Awesome movie
Notmah Cuppatea I've seen it on Netflix but the dvd can be bought on amazon... to pirate it... I really don't know
@@Colt45hatchback bol.com :)
Thank you for showing us the past, may we fly into the future.
nice aircraft and nice engine too!!!! this is one of my favorite aircrafts i WWII
Everyone's gotta visit the zero day at Planes of Fame every year on the first Saturday in December! This year it's on the 7th.
Great video. Thank you guys for keeping this rare piece of history airworthy.
awesome and thank you from Japan
Neat looking plane. I just can't believe how loud it is in the cockpit.
amazing . sounds sweet.
There is just something about a Zero....all thanks to the extraordinary Americans to have made this a reality for us to see and enjoy. Well done.
Greetings from Australia
Les Griffiths
Thats a perfect human living .....
......geography.....geology...astronomy....maths....humanity..... ecology... sociology.... economy..... equality....creaditability......sanity...
whatever you can visualise 😊
Amazing plane, shame it got wasted so much during the war.
But a great design either way!
I wish I could fly this Zero. BANZAI!
Nice job!
Always liked the zero.
Nice trip, tankhs !
Thank you for upload. Keep them in a safe place, appreciated as one of the Japanese. (From Google translation)
Love the putt putt sound of the original Sakae
やっぱ零戦はかっこいい
I would love to fly that plane over pearl.
Why?
I love seeing these old warlords fly. But then I think of the N9MB. I would rest easier seeing an exact replica built (I know, hard to do with that engine) and that flown, to preserve the irreplaceable original. Too bad I'm not a billionaire.
Wish i could see a stuka flying with it. Dont think there is any ?
Japan may have been an Axis power, but at least it’s got a lot of respect and friendships today. And they made lots of cool aircraft, too.
does anyone know if they ever reverse engineered the Sakae?
I need me some plans.
A supremely nimble craft a relatively slower flight regimes, its control stick became as rooted in concrete above 300 knots. An aileron hydro /assistance mechanism was tried but deleted because pilots could over stress the airframe (wing spar cracking). A sport flyers dream at 180 knots and below, a very well thought out little ship and with very good fuel efficiency standards . The outer wing tips folded for storage with out increase in fold mechanism weight. P/40 pilots learned not to try turning dog fights with it, as the "zero" may end up on ones six.
A gravity activated carburetor float bowl fuel metering systems meant negative g maneuvers caused engine cut out. U.S. Planes had a pressure carburetor that didn't rely on gravity so a small advantage there.
How does the Zero compare with Cessnas and the likes in range, fuel consumption and maintenance? If you take out the weapons wouldn't it be a very good sports plane? Also its carrier capable landing gear is surely a plus on rough fields.
VersusARCH I'm sure it would be a good sports plane. A slower one, but am ok one. Many P-51s and A-36s after the war were used as race planes
Range:
A6M5:
[with drop tank] : 2,560 km (1,590.71 miles)
[without external tanks] : 1,921 km (1,193.65 miles)
Cessna 172:
[Regular configuration without external tank] : 1184.96 km (736.3 mi)
The A6M zeroes were known to have exceptional range, this was a primary requirement which caused Horikoshi Jiro (designer) and team
to reduce as much weight as possible within the zero.
In the early stages of the war, Allied Pilots protecting carrier groups were often confused when zeroes appeared to materialize in the middle of the ocean.
This was because the long range of the zero allowed it to be launched from Japanese carriers and land bases far out of the range of early war US fighters.
However, such design to field exceptional range resulted in the zero lacking armor.
Additionally, the lightening technique used in the wing resulted in it becoming extremely light and delicate.
as a result, special footholds were placed near the wingroots and fuselage to avoid having the pilot damage the wings during entrance and exit of the cockpit.
19 year old, Tadayoshi Koga snapped his neck trying to land a Zero on a meadow near Alaska. June, 4 1942
Oh. I always wondered what his name was.
Just imagine if GoPro and other CCD cams were invented during WWII. The footage we'd have
How many inches of manifold pressure can this engine pull on 100 octane low lead?
Japanese doest use the imperial mesurement system in WW2...
At sea level. Probably 40 inch breifly. Maybe 30 inches constant. Its just a guess.
Imagine this man entering a time portal and travel to the US during the war
How tall is he ?
Keyboard commando question - What, no parachute? Didn't see harness for a seat pack 'chute or other. I guess this motivates Maloney to return to base regardless. Having seen the quality of the PoF restorations when visiting, I can only assume the aircraft and systems are BETTER THAN the originals.
I memory serves me correct, zero pilots sat on top of their chutes. The seat did not have any cushion, it was hollowed out in order for the chute to fit in that cavity
Man that engine sure has a unique sound. Was this the one that was found in the jungle?
Hi Will, This specific Zero was captured in Saipan rather than found. And was transported back to the US for study.
Rising Sun KAMIKAZE
So how was the maneuverability compared to the American fighters?
Generally superior at lower altitudes and speeds. US doctrine was to avoid turning/looping dogfights with it, which they did to great success.
where is this?
Planes of fame, Chino California. I've seen this plane fly several times there. The only zero flying with the original Nakajima engine. It kind of sounds like a flying lawn mower
Does the prop turn clockwise, or counter? The engine sounds... clunky. Not quite the polish of a Merlin engine.
Anyone notice the tiny amounts of aileron movement when flying?
The cockpit is so tight you don’t so much get in as strap on a Zero.
They were not made for comfort, they had a deadly job to do.
A pilot with top spacial awareness and situational aptitude could press this little craft into amazing maneuvers.
The Nakagima was a reverse engineered Pratt & Whitney.
The original seat only had one shoulder belt coming over the left side of the neck to right side of waist.
Есть самолеты СССР?
Japan must have had a source of oil and refineries to fuel all those ships and aircraft during the war,
but where?
For with out the stored energy and lubricants we obtain from fossilized fuels. (Petroleum/coal) our machines become immobile lumps of metals. Unless other types of energy is utilized such as nuclear but these seem to be totally impractical and dangerous to use.
Why do you think Pear Harbor happened...
Bill Bright Extensive oil reserves were in what was called then the "Dutch East Indies". Which is why they attacked the Dutch. However by the end of 43 getting from there to Japan was almost impossible. The allies controlled the entire battlespace air surface subsurface EMS
Take care of that engine and get a few spares !!! Work on Bob D.'s butchered Val next please !!!
If this thing was like 60mph faster at a cost of reduced range it would have been the best fighter of that entire era.
What your saying may be true but it was an unique aircraft, it made sacrifices. Zero had a lack of speed compared to its American counterparts but made up for it in maneuverability and rate of climb. With the ability to use drop tanks the range was 800+miles at cruise speeds, it actually confused the Americans thinking the Japanese navy were closer in sea battles.
Everyone forgets the Hayabusa...
true although their armour wasn't very good so that would have to be upgraded too
Katyusha Not really. The zero was made with the idea of being used in a way to avoid getting hit. If you don't get hit, you don't need armour. And for most Japanese Aces, it worked very well. But Japan didn't have a rotation system for their aces where they trained rookies like the US. Instead they kept them in battle until they died.
Karuiko i love the hayabusa, similar shape, and if i recall correctly has the same engine as an a6m? I also like the ki10 biplane and the G4M, but sadly there are none to see anymore.
大変丁寧な操縦ですね、民間人？...右旋回が多いのは外国人の癖ですかね。
Now go to the carrier and destroy it
Don’t fly over any veterans houses!
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I don't like that American museum displays Japanese fighter like a stuffed animal.
Ring
Actually...more WWII Japanese aircraft and replicas are flown in America than the rest of the world combined.
WWII Japanese aircraft are always a favorite with museum visitors and air show attendees.
For example, at Planes of Fame, we operate the worlds only authentic Mitsubishi A6M-52 aircraft compete with original Sakai engine. We own and display the worlds only Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden, the only known complete air frame of a Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty, one of two known Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui, one of two known Aichi D3A1 Val, a Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, and one of two known Yokosuka D4Y3 Judy, the only Judy capable of movement under its own power.
Numerous WWII Japanese aircraft types exist today only because American museums obtained them and are preserving them. Maybe you might think about changing your attitude about how American museums treat WWII Japanese aircraft.
In addition there are quite a few other aircraft that were used by other former enemies of the U.S. that are now beautifully preserved. Some machines are still maintained in flying condition. The BF 109E, Fw 190A-5, and Fi 156 Storch in Everett Washington are great examples.
+Yufan Zhu Only 10 were made, and none survived sadly
they are still in the american musuem but not in the same place as the Zero. The kikka airframe survived but the plane is not completely in 1 piece, its condiction is no good. airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/nakajima-kikka-orange-blossom
Same goes to the Shinden, it is preserved at the same place at Kikka.
you're supposed to crash it into the audience not fly it around..
BANZAI!!!
Kamikaze attack.
Thanks to us Germans the Japanese were able to copy our designs and make this flawless aircraft.
Nope, aside from some experimental rocket craft, most of our fighters and bombers were pure japanese designs although you guys did help us get a knack for building planes and encouraged us to build our own designs instead of taking yours.
渡辺智之 I'm under the impression that the Japanese Army and Navy tried a few German planes... and didn't like them. Different style. They did however license the DB601 inline engine used in the Bf109, as Japan didn't have a good engine of that type at the time. The resulting Japanese copy of the DB601 was used to power the Ki-61 fighter, which was designed to counter the high speed hit and run tactics that the Allies were using to give their faster but less maneuverable fighters an edge in combat.
Germany had nothing to do with the Zero. The Zero has some American parts, but nothing German.
rebelsatcloudnine
Is that why the Zero was vastly superior to any American aircraft in 1941? Because it had American parts?? LMAO
Thomas Schmidt No it was vastly superior because it was a well designed aircraft. Parts like the suspension, gauges, and machine guns were American designed but eventually built in Japan.
That thing sounds like a Pratt and Whitney... oh wait it’s probably a copy. Classic Japanese cut and paste engineering.
Nakajima design. It's not like radial engine technology was any secret.
Extremely boring flying. That's not what a Zero was built for.
To be fair, it's also the last one like it on the planet and it's quite old.
I wouldn’t want to fuck up the last remaining original zero hahaha
It was built to fly and that is what it is doing. It's the last remaining airworthy Zero with original Sakae engine, so just flying it around once in a while is risky enough. Look what happened to Black 6, one of the last Messerschmitt Bf-109Gs with the original Daimler DB-605 engine. It blew a coolant line or something and when the pilot tried to make an emergency landing he overran the runway and flipped it. It was totalled. More prudent people would park it behind a railing in a museum.
If the flying had been more "exciting," the video would have been nothing but the back of the pilot, the right side of the control panel, and nothing but the right wing and motion blur and changing shades of light through the right side of the canopy.
@@rescue270 If the flying had been more "exciting," the video would have been nothing but the back of the pilot, the right side of the control panel, and nothing but the right wing and motion blur and changing shades of light through the right side of the canopy.