Jurca 1-Nine-0

The Jurca MJ-8 1-Nine-0 is a sport aircraft designed in France in the mid 1970s as a replica of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and marketed for homebuilding.^[1] It is one of many wooden homebuilt designs from Romainian born designer Marcel Jurca. Jurca was a Henschel Hs 129 pilot in World War II who started designing aircraft after building a Jodel^[2]. Plans for two versions were produced, the MJ-8, at 3/4 scale, and the MJ-80, 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 plans were marketed by Falconar and later Jurca Plans West.^[3][4]

At least two MJ-8s have flown: one powered by a Lycoming IO-540 in the USA ^[5] and one powered by a Russian M14P radial^[6] built in Switzerland but now in New Zealand.

As of July 2017 one MJ-80 is known to have flown, a Pratt & Whitney R-1830-powered example in Germany^[7].

Variants

• MJ-8 - 3/4 scale version
  • MJ-80 - full-scale version. Powered with a 310 hp Continental GIO-470 or equivalent.^[8]

Specifications (typical MJ-8)

Data from Air Trails

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Length: 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 7.87 m (25 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 10.2 m² (110 ft²)
• Empty weight: 400 kg (880 lb)
• Gross weight: 626 kg (1,380 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × various radial or horizontally-opposed engines, 120 kW (160 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 260 km/h (160 mph)
• Rate of climb: 8.4 m/s (1,650 ft/min)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Jurca Gnatsum

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 547. 
• 1-Nine-0 on manufacturer's website