Ekolot JK 01A Elf

Design and development

The JK 01A Elf was designed by Krawczyk, based on the earlier work of American designer Alex Strojnikun. It features cantilever wings, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft is made from composites. Its 11.12 m (36.5 ft) span wing has an area of 10.80 m² (116.3 sq ft), flaperons and provides a glide ratio of 26:1. The standard engine used was a 20 hp (15 kW) JPX D-320 two-stroke, but this engine is no longer available and any small horizontally-opposed engine in the 20 hp (15 kW) range can be used. An engine of this power provides a takeoff run of 150 m (492.1 ft). The propeller used has a folding design to reduce drag and the fuel tank fitted has a volume of 15 litres (3.3 imp gal; 4.0 US gal). The landing gear uses dual, close-set mainwheels and a smaller nosewheel, with no wingtip wheels

The company provides complete ready-to-fly aircraft and kits which offer the aircraft in various states of completion.

The first flight was made on 8 July 2006. There is no evidence of production beyond 2007/8.

Specifications (JK 01A Elf)

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 and Ekolot

General characteristics

Crew: one

Length: 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in)

Wingspan: 11.12 m (36 ft 6 in)

Height: 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)

Wing area: 10.80 m² (116.3 sq ft)

Empty weight: 52 kg (115 lb) including ballistic parachute

Gross weight: 230 kg (507 lb)

Fuel capacity: 15 litres (3.3 imp gal; 4.0 US gal)

Powerplant: 1 × JPX D-320 two cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, 15 kW (20 hp)

Propellers: 2-bladed floding composite

Performance

Cruising speed: 110 km/h (68 mph; 59 kn)

Stall speed: 42 km/h (26 mph; 23 kn)

Never exceed speed: 125 km/h (78 mph; 67 kn)

Maximum glide ratio: 26:1

Rate of climb: 2.5 m/s (490 ft/min)

Rate of sink: 0.6 m/s (120 ft/min)

Wing loading: 21.3 kg/m² (4.4 lb/sq ft)