From Corsairs to Zekes....an update.

corsair166b · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:16 pm

Folks....

Made a long overdue run up to Ft.Collins downtown airport today to get some info from Darryl Skurich and the boys and pay a visit to the hangar where the Evergreen Ventures Zero is being restored....I wrote an article on the bird for Classic Wings a number of years ago and wanted to see how it had progressed...the shop guys said that a few weeks ago they had almost the whole plane together but now it was back in the jig and most of the metal had been removed after sizing and measuring and been sent off for heat treatment. The cockpit section, as you can tell, has been attached to the main wing section and this was what was in the jig....the other pic is of part of the new cowling resting on top of the old cowling.

Thought you lot might be interested.

Mark

Kyleb · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:02 pm

Where did this zero come from? Is it the one that used to live in downtown Atlanta?

corsair166b · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:04 pm

No, this is a compilation of parts into one airframe of about 3 birds that were hauled out of the Marshall islands.

Mark

steve dickey · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:19 pm

So where the Corsairs :?:

corsair166b · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:24 pm

You're in Breckenridge and you're asking that? :wink:

That was a reference to the fact we were discussing Corsair cockpits in one thread and then I went from that to discussing its rival, the Zero. However.....there IS one Corsair in Denver....

Mark

steve dickey · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:26 pm

Gotcha

, I've seen that one, and the last Cuss-air left here last Saturday heading to Eagle Pass :wink:

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:55 pm

corsair166b wrote:

You're in Breckenridge and you're asking that? :wink:

That was a reference to the fact we were discussing Corsair cockpits in one thread and then I went from that to discussing its rival, the Zero. However.....there IS one Corsair in Denver....

Mark

Breckenridge is Mustangville right now.... :wink:

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 12:25 am

So, are they using stove bolts and irrigation pipe in the landing gear? :wink:

I don't mean to "name drop," but Evergreen curator Stu Bailey is a former member of our local model club. During a recent visit he was telling us about the Zero. Apparently it's being restored as a clipped-wing A6M3 "Hamp." I think it would be cool if they paint it as one of the "presentation" aircraft captured on Buna.

SN

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:36 am

thanks for the update on the zero

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

Beautiful! Sure would be nice if they would fly it a bit.

corsair166b · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:21 am

Not sure what the plan is regerding it flying or not flying, they are tring to get together a working Japanese engine (not sure how that's going), the plane will be restored as a Hamp clipped wing version, true dat. I'm SURE they won't be using stovepipe or anything like it for the landing gear.

Mark

Warbird Information Exchange

From Corsairs to Zekes....an update.

Who is online