The Árnason JFP-2S-8 was a 1990s Icelandic
experimental aircraft
An experimental aircraft is an aircraft intended for testing new aerospace technologies and design concepts.
The term ''research aircraft'' or '' testbed aircraft'', by contrast, generally denotes aircraft modified to perform scientific studies, ...
that utilised
jet flap technology. It did not fly.
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Design and development
Kristján Árnason was an aircraft engineer who designed and built the JFP-2S-8 to incorporate a 'jet flap propulsion' system he had devised and for which he had been granted a WIPO
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; (OMPI)) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO was created to pr ...
patent.[
The aeroplane was a high-wing monoplane, of canard configuration. Two intakes, positioned midway along the fuselage, fed air to two high-pressure turbines, powered by a pair of two-stroke engines. The compressed air was then expelled out over full-span flaps that formed the trailing edges of both the forewing and the main wing.][ The aeroplane featured a fully faired fuselage, an enclosed cockpit, a central tailfin, and a fixed tricycle undercarriage.][
Design commenced in 1975, construction started circa 1987 and was completed in 1996.][
Both the aircraft's model name and its registration of TP-JFP reference its 'jet flap propulsion' system. According to Árnason, the JFP-2S-8 was the only aeroplane of its kind in the world.][
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Operational history
In 1996, the aeroplane was displayed in a semi-completed state at the Reykjavík–Keflavík Airport.[ During subsequent runway tests, it reached a speed of , but could not take off.][
The aeroplane is currently on display at the ]Icelandic Aviation Museum
The Icelandic Aviation Museum ( ) covers the history of aviation in Iceland. It is housed at Akureyri Airport and was formally opened on 24 June 2000.
History
The museum was founded on 1 May 1999 and formally opened on 24 June 2000 by Halldór Bl ...
. It had been delivered to the museum in 2013 using the Icelandic patrol boat ICGV ''Þór''.[
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See also
References
1990s Icelandic experimental aircraft
Aircraft with fixed tricycle landing gear
Canard aircraft
High-wing aircraft
Twin-engined pusher aircraft
Unflown aircraft
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