The Jurca MJ-8 1-Nine-0 is a sport aircraft designed in France in the mid 1970s as a replica of the
Focke-Wulf Fw 190
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and marketed for homebuilding. It is one of many wooden homebuilt designs from Romanian born designer Marcel Jurca. Jurca was a
Henschel Hs 129
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pilot in World War II who started designing aircraft after building a
Jodel
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History
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. Plans for two versions were produced, the MJ-8, at 3/4 scale, and the MJ-80, at full-scale. Construction throughout is of wood, and the builder may choose to complete the aircraft with either a single seat or two seats in tandem. The plans were marketed by Falconar and later Jurca Plans West.
At least two MJ-8s have flown: one powered by a
Lycoming IO-540 in the USA
and one powered by a Russian
M14P radial built in Switzerland but now in New Zealand.
As of July 2017 one MJ-80 is known to have flown, a
Pratt & Whitney R-1830
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-powered example in Germany.
Variants
* MJ-8 - 3/4 scale version
** MJ-80 - full-scale version. Powered with a 310 hp Continental GIO-470 or equivalent.
Specifications (typical MJ-8)
See also
References
*
1-Nine-0 on manufacturer's website
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