JURCA MJ-5 “SIROCCO”€

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Edited By: Omar Filipović
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Key Takeaways:

  • The Sirocco is a high-performance, two-seat, low-wing homebuilt aircraft, designed to offer fighter-like performance and identifiable by its "rooster tail."
  • It features all-wood construction with fiberglass or fabric covering, tandem seating, and retractable landing gear, accommodating 85- to 150-hp engines.
  • Key performance includes a top speed of 190 mph, a cruise speed of 162 mph, a climb rate of 2,500 ft/min, and a range of 570 miles.
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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1300. Empty wt. 726. Fuel capacity 36. Wingspan 21’6″. Length 20’6″.
PERFORMANCE: Top mph 190. Cruise mph 162. Stall mph 60. Climb rate 2,500. Takeoff run 820. Landing roll 750. Range 570.

The Sirocco is an all-wood, fiberglass- or fabric-covered, and low-wing aircraft that can give the homebuilding enthusiast the wild performance of a small fighter ship. Identified by its “rooster tail,” the Sirocco seats two in tandem fashion and sports retractable landing gear for adding speed. Any 85- to 150-hp engine can be used.

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