The Jurca MJ-10 Spitfire is a sport aircraft designed by
Marcel Jurca in France as a replica of the
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allies of World War II, Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. It was the only British fighter produced conti ...
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.
As of July 2017 two MJ-100s are known to have flown, one each in France (the prototype, F-WGML, originally with a
Hispano-Suiza
Hispano-Suiza () is a Spanish automotive company. It was founded in 1904 by Marc Birkigt and as an automobile manufacturer and eventually had several factories in Spain and France that produced luxury cars, aircraft engines, trucks and weapons. ...
but later refitted with an
Allison V-1710
The Allison V-1710 aircraft engine designed and produced by the Allison Engine Company was the most common United States, US-developed V12 engine, V-12 Internal combustion engine cooling, liquid-cooled engine in service during World War II. Ve ...
) and the USA (with a V-1710),
[ ] with several others under construction around the world.
Variants
* MJ-10 - 3/4 scale version
* MJ-100 - full-scale version
Specifications (MJ-10)
See also
References
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External links
Marcel Jurca website
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1980s French sport aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Single-engined piston aircraft
Aircraft with retractable conventional landing gear
Replicas of Supermarine Spitfires
Homebuilt aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1982