The Jurca MJ-10 Spitfire is a sport aircraft designed by
Marcel Jurca
Marcel Jurca, (1921 – 19 October 2001) was a prolific designer of homebuilt aircraft in France. He is most well known for his Tempête and Sirocco designs.
Early life
Born in Romania, Jurca was impressed by the PZL fighters which often flew over ...
in France as a replica of the
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Grif ...
and marketed for homebuilding. Plans for two versions were produced, the MJ-10, at 3/4 scale, and the MJ-100, 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 version represented is the Mk.IX Spitfire, but allowances are made to allow the builder to portray other versions, in particular the Mk.Vc and the Mk.XIV. Additionally, the MJ-100 version may be built with a fuselage structure of welded steel tube if desired. Plans for both versions were marketed by Falconar and later Jurca Plans West.
As of July 2017 two MJ-100s are known to have flown, one each in France (the prototype, F-WGML, originally with a
Hispano-Suiza
Hispano-Suiza () is a Spanish automotive–engineering company. It was founded in 1904 by Marc Birkigt and Damian Mateu as an automobile manufacturer and eventually had several factories in Spain and France that produced luxury cars, aircraft en ...
but later refitted with an
Allison V-1710
The Allison V-1710 aircraft engine designed and produced by the Allison Engine Company was the only US-developed V-12 liquid-cooled engine to see service during World War II. Versions with a turbocharger gave excellent performance at high a ...
) and the USA (with a V-1710),
[ ] with several others under construction around the world.
Variants
* MJ-10 - 3/4 scale version
* MJ-100 - full-scale version
Specifications (MJ-10)
See also
References
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External links
Marcel Jurca website
{{Supermarine Spitfire
1980s French sport aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Supermarine Spitfire replicas
Jurca aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1982