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Saville
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Spitty wrote:
Yes the Zero structure was quite advanced compared to the other countries building planes..The main wing spar held a 7075 type material in its manufacture.I thought the fuselage bulkheads were as well until I was corrected and told they were a more contemporary 2024 type but with a LOT more added lightening holes..A few modern Japanese guys have done a fair bit of study of what remains of the engineering behind it..
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I read a book years ago called "Herman the German". It's about a guy who grew up in Germany and became a mechanic.

Eventually he worked for the AVG in China and put together a Zero that was flyable. He comments that the plane was hand crafted. Not many interchangeable parts with regard to airframe.
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Chris Brame wrote:
Sounds like this one:
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Yep Gerhard Neuman - Herman the German.

He lived in the next town over from me and if I has pushed it with a friend I might have scored an introduction - I read the book before I knew he lived close by.

But I didn't push it
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