Japanese ZERO A6M5: ORIGINAL Sakae 14-cylinder Engine !

This is another interesting clip of footage taken at the Planes of Fame Museum at Chino Airport, California, USA. This the ONLY Zero flying today that has the original Sakae ("Prosperity") 14-cylinder engine. An amazing and super-rare sight and sound experience!

If you'd like, also check out my other warbird videos. Thanks!

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[sammy2trees]

the things were poorly armored and because of this they were very fast. But the downside was, just a single round from a 30 or 50 cal cannon would rip them to shreds

[Director84]

Sound on the right channel is broken!

[youngk9lover]

@hotlava777

I am glad that Japs got what they had asked for by gambling against the US. There are ones who learn lessons from their mistakes, and there are ones who don't nevertheless.

[hotlava777]

@youngk9lover aren't u glad it didn't happen that way.

[MrAnton275]

@nzigen31 Yes, it can!

[nzigen31]

Can this thing still fly? I mean, we gotta hear that in the air

UUUOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM

[Warmaker01]

@youngk9lover

Japan banked on a short campaign decided by early critical battles and get the US to negotiate for favorable peace. But it didn't work out like that. Even Adm.Yamamoto said that he could guarantee 6 months of his forces raging and winning across the Pacific, after that, all bets were off.

YouTube doesn't like posted links, but google "Nihon kaigun," enter the site, and hit the link for "War Production Stats."

[youngk9lover]

@Warmaker01

"Knowing yourself and your enemy, you win 100 out of 100" - Zhuge Liang (Chinese military tactician, 181–234)

Simply put, Japan and Germany did know (or overestimated) themselves but didn't know (or underestimated) the US.

Hitler should have finished the war as quickly as possible without dragging the US into it. Hirohito and military dogs shouldn't have attacked the US, a sleeping lazy giant. Only Yamamoto Isoroku in Japan at that time knew Zhuge Liang's age old advice.

[Warmaker01]

Simply put, the Allies grinded Axis air forces with superior numbers, improved aircraft, better training and experience, harsh lessons learned from early in the war, and supreme logistics. For the Pacific, the IJN's loss of fleet carriers and well trained early war pilots was disastrous, losses they were never able to replace.

[Warmaker01]

Regardless, the Zero was the premier fighter of the Pacific Theater until 1943 when the US started fielding better aircraft in very significant numbers. Also what must be taken into account is that Japan couldn't replace decently trained pilots fast enough compared to the Allies. Allied aircrews became more numerous, received more initial training, with better chances of survival (and gaining experience) compared to Axis aircrews (yes, incl. the Luftwaffe).