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Not sure which one is scarier looking....WWII FIGHTER PLANE...

...OR A MURDEROUS INSECT
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Paul, that's an A6M Zero. Probably a dash-3 by the look of the canopy. Geez, eh.

I don't know the model number, but that particular Zero, flew in New Zealand at Warbirds over Wanaka. It is an American owned craft, and one of only a few in the world that is still air worthy.
Sadly I did not get down to that event to see it in person. It was a long way ahead with aluminum technology far ahead of the USA in 1941. A captured one, led to the Alcoa company in Pittsburgh developing alloy 7075 and others as well.

Here is a video, to hear what they sounded like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuoVlQOO4xc

this is not the one pictured in this thread.
 
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I don't know the model number, but that particular Zero, flew in New Zealand at Warbirds over Wanaka. It is an American owned craft, and one of only a few in the world that is still air worthy.
Sadly I did not get down to that event to see it in person. It was a long way ahead with aluminum technology far ahead of the USA in 1941. A captured one, led to the Alcoa company in Pittsburgh developing alloy 7075 and others as well.

Here is a video, to hear what they sounded like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuoVlQOO4xc

this is not the one pictured in this thread.



Apologies for going on topic for a moment:

I have a piece of 7075 I was going to make some ferrules out of. Wanted to make a cue using 7075 for the ferrule, pin, joint collar, even a very short butt cap. 6061 is pretty awesome and I understand the 7075 is a step up from it.

Hu
 
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