Since the Japanese-American translators had not ... One early memo helped perpetuate the myth that the Zero and its engine ...

[Image courtesy of Patrick Chovanec] Now here’s an interesting tidbit: The Zero’s engine is basically a copy of the Wright Cyclone and Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp engines. The Japanese had ...

Having broken Japanese naval codes ... using negative acceleration if possible to open the range while the Zero's engine was stopped by the acceleration. At about 200 knots, they would roll ...

A Japanese space startup has taken a big step ... Japan's Hokkaido Spaceport as part of the development of the Cosmos engine for its Zero rocket. The combustion chamber burned for 10 seconds ...

A Japanese startup is experimenting with alternative ... As such, finding an engine like ZERO that can lift off without those harsh chemicals could prove very useful for space endeavors going ...

Despite that, the Zero remains a fascinating Japanese mid-engine sports car that deserves to be remembered. In the early 1980s, Nissan began developing a mid-engine sports car that could compete ...

With both engines, a five-speed ZF transaxle ... Sadly, that never happened because the Zero was never homologated for road use by Japanese authorities, presumably because it didn't meet the ...