[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 ...

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

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 ...

The Japanese fighter ruled the skies over Pearl ... using negative acceleration if possible to open the range while the Zero’s engine was stopped by the acceleration. At about 200 knots, roll ...