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4*60 · 10-20-2009, 08:03 PM

And I believe the taile wheel assembly fell off.

Tex Gehman · 10-20-2009, 08:54 PM

[QUOTE=valhalla;647963] The guy (and his sidekick) were certainly different, but were also brilliant aircraft restorers... QUOTE]

You're joking, right? That Zero was just junk as delivered to the U.S. I heard that it had to be totally redone. Tex.

valhalla · 10-21-2009, 05:25 AM

[QUOTE=Tex Gehman;648017]

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Originally Posted by valhalla

The guy (and his sidekick) were certainly different, but were also brilliant aircraft restorers... QUOTE]

You're joking, right? That Zero was just junk as delivered to the U.S. I heard that it had to be totally redone. Tex.

Well, its been a long time since I watched that documentary, but I seem to recall that the plane was flown within the span of the documentary. After doing a bit of research on Google I found that Demart, when removing the wings during recovery from the Samoan jungle, had cut them from the fuselage, cutting through the spars. He then welded the spars back together, which is verbotten. A real shame, but it did fly, luckily no one was killed.

So, you are correct. Demart was a not-so-brilliant restorer afterall.

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10-20-2009, 08:54 PM	#22
Tex Gehman RCC Contributor I am: Clarke Join Date: May 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB Radio of choice: Futaba 7 and Spectrum DX8 # of RCs: ??? Feedback: 4 / 100% Posts: 421 Total Props: 1	Re: Who will make a 1/4 Scale of this!? [QUOTE=valhalla;647963] The guy (and his sidekick) were certainly different, but were also brilliant aircraft restorers... QUOTE] You're joking, right? That Zero was just junk as delivered to the U.S. I heard that it had to be totally redone. Tex. __________________ Slime is Crime. 176 blood donations and rising! Five more years to make 200. Retired from 15 years delivering Meals on Wheels [more than 11,000].
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