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Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar" NX43JE back in the air.http://warbirdinformationexchange/phpBB2/viewtopic?=197538On March 2 at the Tillamook Air Museum, Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar" NX43JE made a successful 30min flight. Over the next three days, pilot Brent Conners put a further 15hr at test flight on to the aircraft. 3月2日、米国・ティラムック航空博物館にて、中島飛行機のキ43『隼』戦闘機(登録記号:NX43JE)が、30分間の初飛行に成功した。つづく3日間も、パイロットであるブレント・コナーズ氏が操縦を続け、最終的には、合計:15時間の飛行を予定している。PS: Somewhere in WIX are pictures and some detail.. Basically I was doing the taxi tests,enging runs ect. We felt we had enough control to get the plane on the runway to try some longer taxi runs,NO flying... As the speed built to around 30mph the combined downforce of stick back and 15-20 headwind collapsed the tailwheel support structure... From there it was just hang on and start shutting things off... As the tailwheel started to fold sideways it took the plane places I had not planned on going... (warbird information exchange) Photo: Warbird Information Exchangewith the courtesy of Butler Aircraft, Larry Kraus and Zane Adams