Mitsubishi A6M Zero Airshow

Tags:
A6m Airshow Flight Mitsubishi Airplanes Zero
youhavenotseen
  • Affiliate Submitter:
    youhavenotseen
  • International International
  • Comments: 0
  • Views: 554
  • Added: 01-Apr-06

the legendary japanese plane in action

  1. Categories: Wheels & Wings
Comments on

Mitsubishi A6M Zero Airshow

25 Comments | Add Comment
  • Yes, it was. I ...

    Yes, it was. I believe it was in '42 when several models were captured with an intact specimen being found in the Aleutian Islands. These aircraft were examined and the results were used to engineer the Grumman F6F Hellcat, the first Allied aircraft which could pick WHEN it wanted to fight a Zero. At first, American pilots fought with the same skills they used when flying earlier aircraft, but when they learned the capabilities, kills were racked up.

    By fishbone3925 [Affiliate User] 1212618232 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I'd be interested ...

    I'd be interested to hear the difference between an A6M3 or earlier versus the A6M5 and later model Zeros. The A6M5 and laters had what amounted to exhaust headers on the engines while the A6M3 and earlier had their exhaust outputted through two exhaust pipes. I have read Martin Caidin/Saburo Sakai's "Zero Fighter" and a lot of Japanese pilots did not want such stuff as armor, self-sealing tanks and so forth because of their desires to have a fast and manueverable attack aircraft.

    By fishbone3925 [Affiliate User] 1212617585 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • so instead of ...

    so instead of detailing particular contexts you choose to be vitupertive----you have a PH.D. in this subject?

    By POLMAZURKA [Affiliate User] 1212490457 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Yep. Strapping ...

    Yep. Strapping allied prisoners to trees with a long rope and using them for 'moving bayonet practice' needs to be considered against the context of the time. Moron. The japs in ww2 reached levels of brutality not seen for hundreds of years

    By polpiv4tifi [Affiliate User] 1212437928 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • when making ...

    when making comparipson about ethical behaviour research the context and conditions ,etc......

    By POLMAZURKA [Affiliate User] 1211998787 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This aircraft ...

    This aircraft belongs to The Air Museum Planes of Fame and is piloted by the great Steve Hinton. It is the only authentic A6M flying in the world today. Many comments here do not appear to view the good and bad of the Zero or the Japanese pilots. While some pilots straffed allied pilots in parachutes and wounded people on the ground, most fought with honor and courage. The Zero had it's combat performance good and bad points just like every other combat fighter aircraft.

    By TJDOZIER1 [Affiliate User] 1209813330 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i have done my ...

    i have done my research and no country is exempt from martial savagery. the Japanese were great pilots but this fact has been lost over the 60+ yrs since. Iwamoto, Nishizawa, Ota, Akamatsu, Sakai, Anabuki, Tanimizu, Sasaki, Uehara, Fujita, Kato, Shimokawa, Onazaki, Yoshida, Kashiide, Honda, Sasai, Kakimoto, Okano, Watanabe,Isozaki, Shirane, Nango, Morioka, Kanno, Endo.... the list goes on... all with more than 10 Kills. Please dont take anything away from them.

    By lemonite1 [Affiliate User] 1208802045 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • The A6M Zero was a ...

    The A6M Zero was a very good japanese plane during world war 2.
    Think about the Kamikazes lol

    By OmfgSmurf [Affiliate User] 1208363248 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Anyone who has seen ...

    Anyone who has seen a P38 or Hellcat fly will understand why the zero was usually blown out of the sky from 1942 onwards

    By mudchair16 [Affiliate User] 1208105108 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Who doesn't know ...

    Who doesn't know that? Bushido; that sadistic and primitive ideology that permitted jap soldiers from committing acts of utter savagery. Also gave them the 'glory' of dying horrendous deaths in burning planes. You do the research...many kamikaze & suicidal jap soldiers weren't all willing volunteers. It was a stupid and unprofessional military code of conduct that achieved no tactical success. (Strategically the Japs were always fucked) What on earth was your point? Read ALL of polpivs comment.

    By mudchair16 [Affiliate User] 1206987964 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow from 1:48 to 2: ...

    wow from 1:48 to 2:10... what a tight turn

    By jesusmendoza89 [Affiliate User] 1206911725 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Beautiful!! This is ...

    Beautiful!! This is one of my all time favorite a/c!! The IGNORANCE of some people is ASTOUNDING-"not permitted to wear parachutes"??? WOW, do some RESEARCH!! It was considered shameful to surrender or be captured by the enemy. So most pilots chose not to (and many considered them cumbersome in combat) because of this!!

    By fbRXSE7EN [Affiliate User] 1206274613 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • The Zero was the ...

    The Zero was the FIRST air superiority fighter..Beautiful plane...what a sound that engine makes!

    By modfly1 [Affiliate User] 1205327062 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • no doubt the zero ...

    no doubt the zero was a great plane what all weapons despite their perfection turn obsolete at some time. But during the early stages of war the zeroes was and ace-maker

    By rata9009 [Affiliate User] 1203610086 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • no wonder Japan ...

    no wonder Japan lost the war

    By gotcha109 [Affiliate User] 1203255288 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Steve Hinton is ...

    Steve Hinton is flying this Zero. He can fly just about anything, and is one of the finest pilots in the world.

    By ovationpdh [Affiliate User] 1202998416 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Great plane. Shame ...

    Great plane. Shame that many of the fantastic Japanese pilots of 1941 lost their lives in a weakly armoured plane, when at the same time many allied pilots who got shot down lived to fight another day.

    * Another advantage was that allied pilots were permitted to wear parachutes

    By polpiv4tifi [Affiliate User] 1201218781 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • The infamous Zero ...

    The infamous Zero was one of the greatest aircraft of the time. So lethal, it was dubbed the "wonder weapon" by the Americans in the early stages of the war. Unfortunatly for the Japanese the Americans learned the weaknesses of the Zero and adapted better naval fighters to counter it.

    By martij82 [Affiliate User] 1201207042 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • A German plane BF ...

    A German plane BF 109 Copy?

    By amklon2clark [Affiliate User] 1200561597 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I believe 95% of ...

    I believe 95% of those Japanese watching the show didn't have a slight idea of the value of what they were seeing...

    By GekkoKamen [Affiliate User] 1198416322 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • quick and ...

    quick and maneuverable that is, not fast enough i guess.

    By dangwk [Affiliate User] 1197759364 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Very impressive ...

    Very impressive demonstration,and at safe speeds (I mean high speed) enough to recover in the enetuality of failure.I´ve seen many sad crashes involving airshow warbirds, due to
    low altitude loopings that pilot failed to recover at enogh height, so this results in
    destruction for this fliyng jewels, and pilots lives.Please keep this in mind, this planes are old soldiers, lets show them with safety and respect

    By mig15fan [Affiliate User] 1197185360 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This film clip ...

    This film clip illustrates the incredibly tight turning radius of the Zero at high speed. Though it was vulnerable to incendiary bullets as it had no armor protection for the pilot or the fuel tanks; the Zero was treated with respect by Allied pilots early in the Pacific war. The P 40 and Wildcat would often not engage in direct dog fighting with it, instead diving through Zero formations and pulling away at high speed.

    By Northside777 [Affiliate User] 1196905176 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • SpenzOT the hellcat ...

    SpenzOT the hellcat was built aroudn that zero. your thinking of the wildcat.

    By Dogmeatmgc [Affiliate User] 1196784169 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Totally. One hit ...

    Totally. One hit from a 20mm sent this plane into the pacific.

    By mudchair16 [Affiliate User] 1196553923 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
25 Comments | Add Comment
 
Family Filter Off