Henry J. Kaiser was a world leader in shipbuilding, associated primarily with the prefabricated Liberty Ship of Second World War. In 1942 Kaiser proposed construction of 5,000 transport flying-boats for troop carrying. Lacking aviation experience, he formed a joint company with Hughes Aircraft, Hughes to undertake design and Kaiser construction of the Hughes-Kaiser HK-1, the world’s largest aircraft. In November 1942 a contract was signed for three aircraft, one for static test and two for flight. By 1944 construction of the first was still at the preliminary stage, and the U.S. Army and Navy withdrew technical assistance. The contract was reduced to one aircraft; Kaiser withdrew, and thereafter the design was called the Hughes H-4 Hercules.
Manufacturer
Kaiser Flugzeugbau
Germany
Has developed and is marketing the Kaiser Magic single-seat biplane with a choice of 125 hp or 200 hp PZLFranklin piston engine. Displayed at ILA Berlin in 1998.
Kahnt, Oswald
Kahnt was taught to fly by Hans Grade and opened the “1. Sächsische Fliegerschule” in Leipzig.
With his “Falke”, Kahnt flew over the “Völkerschlachtdenkmal.”
As head pilot at the Gothaer Waggonfabrik during the war, he was killed in a crash.
Juvenelle Rosario
1998: Estrada da gavea 655, Apt: 1603 sao Conrado, CEP 22 100000 Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
Glider builder
Just Aircraft
Caldwell, Idaho, USA.
Just Aircraft was founded in 2002 when aircraft designer Troy Woodland left his position at Flying K Enterprises, manufacturer of the Sky Raider kit. Troy wanted to design a plane of his own. He met Gary Schmitt at an air show and Gary wanted a plane with many of the features of the new Escapade.With Gary’s backing they collaberated on a design.
The Escapade has a huge luggage compartment, a more roomy cabin , and a simplified wing-folding mechanism that avoids the need to remove control linkages.
Soon after the Escapade came the Highlander, a more rugged plane that was the bush airplane they wanted. The Highlander Debuted at Arlington in 2004, and by 2010 dominated Just’s sales by three-to-one aircraft sold .
In 2004 the company relocated to Walhalla, South Carolina, into a state of the art production facility with its own runway. This was a time of serious growth for Just Aircraft, when materials buying and costs analysis became implemented, when marketing, accounting, and all other true “front office” needs of the growing company were founded.
Over 170 kits had been shipped worldwide: including England, France, Spain, New Zealand, Canada and Equador. Sales are running about 50/50 domestic and export.
In addition to selling kits, Just Aircraft offers customers a build assist program, where they can construct their plane in the factory, or the Company will build 100% of the plane in accordance to the customers specifications.
Jurkštas, Ramunas
After graduating from high school in Klaipeda Baltic went to study in the aviation school in Kaluga in Russia, flew L-29, MiG-15, MiG-17. While still a student in 1977 R.Jurkštas began to glide at Klaipeda Aeroclub.
The first teachers were the club fliers A. Dust, E. Ramon V. Tamošiūnas, J.Aleknavičius.
Ramunas Jurkštas became Silute Aero Club instructor pilot.
Jurca, Marcel
France
Developed a very extensive range of light aircraft, available for home construction from plans. These include MJ.2 Tempete single-seat wood/fabric aerobatic monoplane (first flown 1956), MJ.5 Sirocco tandem two-seat aerobatic monoplane (first flown 1962), MJ.8 as 75 percent scale replica of Fw 190 fighter, MJ.9 as 75 percent scale replica of Bf 109 fighter, MJ.10 Spitfire as 75 percent scale wooden replica of Supermarine fighter, MJ.12 as 75 percent scale replica of P-40 fighter, MJ.53 Autan side-by-side two-seater (first flown 1991), MJ.77 Gnatsum as 75 percent scale wooden replica of P-51 Mustang fighter, and a range of full-size replicas of Second World War fighters, including MJ.80/Fw-190, MJ.90/Bf- 109 and MJ.100/Spitfire.
1998:
2, allée des bordes
F-94430 Cheneviére
France
Marcel Jurca died in October 2001, aged 81.
Junqua-Diffusion Internationale
1995-8: S.C.A.M., 69 Rue Garibaldi, 94100 St Maur, France.
Roger Junqua, an ex French Air Force airplane mechanic, had always been very interested in amateur airplane construction. He has worked on the ” Dewoitine 500″ and the “Spitfire” as well as taking part in the design and construction of M. Gatards “Poussin” and “Pigeon” designs. All represents more than 50 years experience.
Airline pilot Jean-Claude Junqua has flown on most airplane types, from DC4 to Learjet, from Boeing to Piper or Falcon and Convair and had a total of 15,000 hours. He was the test pilot for the “VOLUCELLE” and “IBIS” and prepared the plans for the latter airplane.
Junkers Profly
1998:
Georg Nützel Str. 10
D-95261 Ködnitz
Germany
UL builder
Junkers Larsen
John M. Larsen immigrated to the U.S. in 1892 from Denmark. As an engineer he designed, produced and sold cooling machines in the U.S.A. In 1919 he intended to sell U.S. aircraft in Denmark, but during his stay in Europe he also saw the Junkers F13 and was interested in selling the Junkers F13 within the USA. Together with Junkers he founded the Junkers Larsen Corporation in 1920, which was responsible for the marketing of Junkers aircraft in the USA. Larsen managed to sell some of the modified F13 as JL6 to the U.S. Army and to the U.S. Postal Office. But due to a series of crashes the JL6 was grounded by both. Larsen also converted one JL6 to a war machine as JL12, but the U.S. Army was not interested in this aircraft and the joint venture was stopped after a few sales, in 1920.
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