Jurca MJ-2 Tempete

Marcel Jurca incorporated many Jodel Components in the design of the MJ-2 Tempete. The Tempete is a cantilevered low-wing monoplane that can be fitted with engines ranging in horsepower from 65 to 125.

MJ-2 Tempete prototype – Guyancourt, 1965

The single-seat wood/fabric aerobatic MJ.2 Tempete was first flown in 1956.

The standard version is powered by a 65-hp engine. Another common version powered by a 90-hp engine cruises at 120 mph and climbs to 3280 in three minutes.

MJ-2 LX-PUT cn 18, Findel, Luxembourg 5 August 1975. Built as F-PNUD Continental O-200-A

Engine: Lycoming, 110 hp.
HP range: 65-180.
Height: 7.8 ft.
Length: 18.5 ft.
Wing span: 19.5 ft.
Wing area: 85.9 sq.ft.
Weight empty: 639 lbs.
Gross: 950 lbs.
Fuel cap: 16 USG.
Speed max: 120 mph.
Cruise: 102 mph.
Range: 375 sm.
Stall: 62 mph.
ROC: 555 fpm.
Take-off dist: 820 ft.
Landing dist: 800 ft.
Service ceiling: 11,500 ft.
Seats: 1.
Landing gear: retractable tail wheel.

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