Jurca Spit
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The Jurca MJ-10 Spitfire is a sport aircraft designed by Marcel Jurca in France as a replica of the Supermarine Spitfire 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.{{cite journal|journal=Air Trails|date=Winter 1971|page=78}}{{cite web|title=Jurca MJ-10|access-date=2 September 2013|url=http://www.jurcaplanswest.com/MJ-10.htm}}
As of July 2017 two MJ-100s are known to have flown, one each in France (the prototype, F-WGML,{{cite web |title=Marcel Jurca Aircraft 2020 (PDF) |url=http://www.marcel-jurca.com/index.php/fr/documents?fbclid=IwAR1cQdU4jBjKj1wGkqjhVWL8aOoCnKhaaEtk3ZOyfofKVe5286KPyrcOcHU |website=Avions Marcel Jurca |access-date=14 November 2020 |ref=AMJ2020}} originally with a Hispano-Suiza but later refitted with an Allison V-1710){{cite web |url=http://www.marcel-jurca.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=213:mj-100-dubois-f-wgml&catid=21&Itemid=247&lang=fr |title=MJ-100 #Dubois - F-WGML |website=www.marcel-jurca.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825145831/http://marcel-jurca.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=213:mj-100-dubois-f-wgml&catid=21&Itemid=247&lang=fr |archive-date=2016-08-25}} and the USA (with a V-1710),{{cite web |url=http://www.marcel-jurca.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=214:mj-100-deford-n1940k&catid=21&Itemid=247&lang=fr |title=MJ-100 #Deford - N1940K |website=www.marcel-jurca.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826083238/http://marcel-jurca.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=214:mj-100-deford-n1940k&catid=21&Itemid=247&lang=fr |archive-date=2016-08-26}} with several others under construction around the world.
Variants
- MJ-10 - 3/4 scale version
- MJ-100 - full-scale version
Specifications (MJ-10)
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References
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- {{cite book |editor-last=Taylor |editor-first=John W. R. |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988–89 |year=1988 |publisher=Jane's Defence Data |location=Coulsdon, UK |isbn=0-7106-0867-5}}
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=547 }}
- {{cite book |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987-88 |publisher=Jane's Publishing Company |location=London |pages=577 }}
External links
- [http://www.marcel-jurca.com/index.php/en-us/ Marcel Jurca website]
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