PDF Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Yellow Series) by Artur Juszczak in History

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic for aircraft modelers and technical enthusiastsBy Michael DeFeliceI have the new 2015 edition. The book is beautifully illustrated and contains photographs of almost every square inch of the aircraft. Aimed at the modeler and technical enthusiast; the design history of the aircraft is covered with a combination of narrative text and extensive photo captions. The book does not cover the operational history of the aircraft so look elsewhere if that is your interest. As a model and miniatures painter I was particularly interested in the research and color photos on the gray-green color of the aircraft during the early war years.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A lot of detail on the ZeroBy John MatlockI’ve log been interested in the Mitsubishi Zero fighter. Numerous books have been written about the plane and said that this was the fighter plane used by Japan throughout the war. What I’ve wondered about was did the plane go through revisions to improve it as did American; British (24 different Marks of the Spitfire); and German planes. Was the 1945 plane identical to the 1941 plane?This book; as is usual with the books from MMP provided the answer. Yes; the Zero went through several versions. The biggest changes were to incorporate more powerful engines; which required changers to the front of the fuselage. Likewise the armament changed somewhat in a few of the various models. This included going to a 30mm cannon; removing the 7.7mm machine guns; more ammunition storage area; etc.Another question I had was why did only the wingtips fold on the Zero. Some versions had folding wingtips; some did not. American naval planes had folding wings so more could be stored in the same amount of area. On the Zero only the tips folded; and they were manually folded. This was to enable them to fit on the deck elevator of the Japanese carriers.As is usual with the MMP books; there are a lot of photographs from World War II; and even more detailed photos taken for the book; usually in color from Zeros on display in various museums around the world. Some of these are in flying condition.1 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Wayne G CusterExcellent