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PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:54 am 
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A note sent to me earlier this week from the boys in Wahpeton ND: The Zerosen took to the air last week for its first flight with only minor discrepancies reported. Gerry Beck was the stick actuator. No other details were forwarded.

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Thanks for keeping us updated!

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Thanks John. It's good to hear they finally got all the paperwork sorted out. I'm looking forward to getting a chance to see a real A6M.

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dj51d wrote:
Thanks John. It's good to hear they finally got all the paperwork sorted out. I'm looking forward to getting a chance to see a real A6M.

Why only look at it....for a couple million bucks you could own it! Who hoo...it's only somebody elses money!


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Hi

What is the powerplant of this machine - is it Yank or has it got a genuine Japanese donk in it.

Thanks for the update - I wish we had one of these down here in Aus - however a Tony will be nice once that is finished and I can always squint when I look at the Tora Zero here in Brisbane and imagine it6 is the real thing.!!!!!


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The Wahpeton Model 21 has a Pratt & Whitney R-1830. The only running Sakae engine I know of is on the Planes Of Fame's Model 52.

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IIRC all the 'Blayd Zeros' are new aircraft, using a couple of wrecks as patterns..nice to see another representative of the type back in the skies though......

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DaveM2 wrote:
IIRC all the 'Blayd Zeros' are new aircraft, using a couple of wrecks as patterns..nice to see another representative of the type back in the skies though......

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That's what I've heard too, but when I asked Gerry Beck about this he called it a restoration. I haven't seen any photos of what they started with, here again we run into the lack of standard definitions for restoration, replica, etc. Either way, it's certainly a fantastic piece of work that I look forward to seeing in the air, in photos, or better yet, in person.

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Concerning operating Sakae's, does anyone know (with any kind of certainty) if the engines of Nobuo Harada's Zero collection are runable?

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There was a good article on the beginings of the Blayd Zero rebuilds in an old Warbirds Worldwide issue.....certainly a long way off being a 'restoration' as opposed to being a 'new build' in my opinion....

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Hello,

The ex-Blayd Zero is the most accurate of the "remanufactured" Zeros and incredible in and out.

Collector Nobuo Harada has an immaculate restored/remanufactured original A6M2 Zero and owns a matching. running Sakae engine but the goofy Japanese government won't clear the paperwork to fly her. What a shame.

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Hi all

Do we have any pictures yet - I would love to see this machine !!!

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