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Offline Mitsu

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Ki-43 Oscar Movie
« on: May 28, 2004, 03:40:02 AM »
Dancing with China Air Force.

It floats like a butterfly! :)

Download here.
http://park1.wakwak.com/~mitsu/ki43.avi

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« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2004, 03:54:47 AM »
Sweet video, thats truely amazing hehe.

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« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2004, 10:35:19 AM »
Nice!  What are the opponents, I-15s?

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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2004, 02:26:55 PM »
There is a company in Texas that is building four new Ki-43s.
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« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2004, 02:59:03 PM »
Mitsu,

Is that from a Japanese movie made during the war?  I saw bits and pieces of a movie about a squadron/group that were flying Ki 43's, but don't remember the name.  Was pretty interesting seeing Japanese films that were the equivalent of the ones made here in the US during the war.

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Re: Ki-43 Oscar Movie
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2004, 05:33:29 PM »
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It floats like a butterfly! :)


Stings like a butterfly too.;)

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« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2004, 05:40:05 PM »
Those Oscar builds in Texas.  New/rebuilds if that makes sense.  Based on some recovered from the Kurile Isles that were used as templates.

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/articles/oscar/part2.html

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« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2004, 06:37:53 PM »
What part of TX is that in?

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« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2004, 06:59:38 PM »
Fort Worth, Texas

First part of the article

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/articles/oscar/

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« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2004, 08:22:46 PM »
Anyone wanna make a trip there during the Con?
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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2004, 09:57:16 PM »
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There is a company in Texas that is building four new Ki-43s.


Herbert Tischler, The Texas Airplane Factory.  The first one is ready now but with a PW R-1830 instead of a Nakajima Ha-115.  Two are for sale at $1.5m.  They were reverse engineered.

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Re: Re: Ki-43 Oscar Movie
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2004, 10:10:11 PM »
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Stings like a butterfly too.;)


A butterfly doesn't have a needle... :D
(Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.)

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Re: Re: Re: Ki-43 Oscar Movie
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2004, 10:48:31 PM »
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A butterfly doesn't have a needle... :D
(Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.)


I think he was referring to the Oscar's legendary knock-out punch that is the same as a Sopwith Camel from WWI.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Ki-43 Oscar Movie
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2004, 11:08:23 PM »
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I think he was referring to the Oscar's legendary knock-punch that is the same as a Sopwith Camel from WWI.


hmmmm I see....actually they had only 2 7mm MGs at first! :o

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Ki-43 Oscar Movie
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2004, 12:50:43 AM »
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I think he was referring to the Oscar's legendary knock-out punch that is the same as a Sopwith Camel from WWI.

Nah.  Heavier than that.  Higher muzzle velocity and higher rate of fire.

Still, not even a shadow of adequate by WWII.
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