Re: Fagen Fighters acquires a Zero
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:34 am
Spitty wrote:Yes the Zero structure was quite advanced compared to the other countries building planes..The main wing spar held a 7075 type material in its manufacture.I thought the fuselage bulkheads were as well until I was corrected and told they were a more contemporary 2024 type but with a LOT more added lightening holes..A few modern Japanese guys have done a fair bit of study of what remains of the engineering behind it..
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/m ... ect.31284/
I read a book years ago called "Herman the German". It's about a guy who grew up in Germany and became a mechanic.
Eventually he worked for the AVG in China and put together a Zero that was flyable. He comments that the plane was hand crafted. Not many interchangeable parts with regard to airframe.
Re: Fagen Fighters acquires a Zero
Wed Jun 10, 2020 5:14 pm
Re: Fagen Fighters acquires a Zero
Wed Jun 10, 2020 6:33 pm
Chris Brame wrote:Sounds like this one:
https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/ ... _japanese/
http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/WarPrizes.htm
Yep Gerhard Neuman - Herman the German.
He lived in the next town over from me and if I has pushed it with a friend I might have scored an introduction - I read the book before I knew he lived close by.
But I didn't push it