eAlmanac | A Unique Online Reference Source » Airplanes http://www.ealmanac.com A whole new association Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:36:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Fractional-Jet Industry http://www.ealmanac.com/2187/numbers/fractional-jet-industry/ http://www.ealmanac.com/2187/numbers/fractional-jet-industry/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:16:38 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=2187 http://www.ealmanac.com/2187/numbers/fractional-jet-industry/feed/ 0 Mitsubishi Zero Fighter Plane http://www.ealmanac.com/493/numbers/mitsubishi-zero-fighter-plane/ http://www.ealmanac.com/493/numbers/mitsubishi-zero-fighter-plane/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:13:28 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/numbers/mitsubishi-zero-fighter-plane/ The Mitsubishi Zero Fighter Plane was a terror in the skies of the Pacific during the first few years of World War II. The Zero was not only faster—its top speed was 350 miles per hour or 565 kilometers per hour, but it also was more maneuverable than any plane the Allies produced until two years into the War. Eventually, during the closing and desperate last months of the War, many Zeros were turned into kamikaze aircraft.

The name “Zero” came from its Japanese name “Reisen Kanjikisen,” which means “Zero Celebration Carrier-based Fighter Airplane.” The description “Zero Celebration” was used because production of the plane began in 1940, which was the 2,600th anniversary of the start of the reign of Japan’s first Emperor, Jimmu. Thus, the term “Zero[-year] Celebration” was used.

]]> http://www.ealmanac.com/493/numbers/mitsubishi-zero-fighter-plane/feed/ 0 Black Boxes on Airplanes http://www.ealmanac.com/366/colors/black-boxes-on-airplanes/ http://www.ealmanac.com/366/colors/black-boxes-on-airplanes/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:09:13 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/colors/black-boxes-on-airplanes/ http://www.ealmanac.com/366/colors/black-boxes-on-airplanes/feed/ 0