Jurca Pee-40
MJ-12 Pee-40 | |
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Role | Replica warbird |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Homebuilt |
Designer | Marcel Jurca |
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The Jurca MJ-12 Pee-40 is a sport aircraft designed in France as a 3/4-scale replica of the Curtiss P-40 and marketed for homebuilding. 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[1] The builder may also choose to build the fuselage structure from welded steel tube.
Specifications (typical)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 8.52 m (28 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 13.0 m2 (140 ft2)
- Empty weight: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,300 kg (2,860 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × various aviation or automotive engines, 150-300 kW (200-400 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 440 km/h (275 mph)
- Range: 900 km (560 miles)
- Rate of climb: 10.2 m/s (2,000 ft/min)
References
- ↑ Nick Stasinos (February 1972). "Marcel's Mini Fighters". Plane & Pilot.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 547.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987-88. London: Jane's Publishing Company. p. 577.
- pilotfriend.com
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