Janowski Don Kichot

The Janowski J1 Prząśniczka ("Distaff"), later named the Don Kichot ("Don Quixote") was an ultralight aircraft designed in Poland and marketed for homebuilding in the 1970s. Designed by Jarosław Janowski in 1967 and built with the help of some friends, it flew three years later. It was an unusual design, with a high, strut-braced wing and a pusher propeller mounted behind it. The pilot had a fully enclosed cabin, and the undercarriage was of fixed, tailwheel type.

Specifications (variant)

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Length: 4.88 m (16 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
• Height: 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 7.5 m² (81 ft²)
• Empty weight: 163 kg (359 lb)
• Gross weight: 270 kg (600 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Saturn 500, 17 kW (23 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 135 km/h (84 mph)
• Range: 250 km (155 miles)
• Rate of climb: 2.0 m/s (390 ft/min)

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 535. 
• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Yearbooks. pp. 502.