When I went looking for Vern Olson and had to bomb the lists in my search, I included the aircraft photos I wanted to send him. Little did I know the the flood of responses there would be to the airc
Got my ticket in the late 60s and finished my commercial in early 70s. Flew a lot of right seat in the late 70s out of Houston. Am most proud of my very few hours in a Mitsubishi A6M (Zero), a B-25,
Did the Zero have an original Japanese engine or an American retro-fit? I understand there is only one flying Zero with an original engine. Mike MacLean 60 Sprite 56 BN2 and only flown an R/C versio
You are asking a lot of an old guys failing memory!! To the best of my recollection, the original Kensei engine had cooked and was replaced with a Pratt-Whitney (don't remember the model number) but
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6M_Zero ________________________________________________________ Several Zero fighters survived the war and are on display in Japan (in Aichi, Hamamatsu and Shizuoka),
Thanks, Bill. I called an old friend in Galveston who had worked on the plane. It was an A6M3 model but the original engine (the 950 hp Sakae) had been removed and replaced with the 1000 hp Kensei-43
Ok, so whose got a "Ghosts" calender on their wall besides me? Geoff Branch -- Original Message -- From: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com> To: <rrengineer@dslextreme.com> Cc: <bushwacker4@zoomtown.c
I do! I do! I always get 2 every year, one for an older pilot friend and one for me at work. We even received a couple from vendors this year. Herby 63 MKII Sprite (Herbytoy - patiently waiting) 62 M
Kermit Weeks in Florida. He has a Zero in his collection that still has the original 1300 HP Nakajima Sakae 21 engine and is under restoration. In un-flyable condition it is worth $250,000! The only
Got my ticket in the late 60s and finished my commercial in early 70s. Flew a lot of right seat in the late 70s out of Houston. Am most proud of my very few hours in a Mitsubishi A6M (Zero), a B-25,