The Jeof Candiana (named for the
town of its origin) is an Italian
homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by
Jeof srl
Jeof srl was an Italian aircraft manufacturer based in Candiana. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of kits for Homebuilt aircraft, amateur construction for the European Fédération Aérona ...
of
Candiana
Candiana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,468 and an area of .All demographics a ...
, introduced in the mid-1990s. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.
[Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 363. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ]
Design and development
The Candiana features a
strut-braced
In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may take the form of strut, which act in ...
high-wing, a two-seats-in-
side-by-side configuration enclosed cabin accessed via doors, fixed
conventional landing gear and a single engine in
tractor configuration.
Tricycle landing gear is optional.
The aircraft is made from a combination of welded steel tubing and
aluminum. The aircraft was designed as a
testbed for the
Sax 86 engine, a derivative of the
Fiat Fire four-cylinder
four-stroke
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either directio ...
automotive powerplant.
The standard day, sea level, no wind, takeoff and landing roll is .
Operational history
By 1998 the company reported that ten kits had been sold, were completed and flying.
Specifications (Candiana)
References
External links
Photo of a Jeof Candiana
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Candiana
Candiana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,468 and an area of .All demographics a ...
1990s Italian sport aircraft
1990s Italian ultralight aircraft
1990s Italian civil utility aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
High-wing aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft