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in Poland bought a licence to produce assembled aircraft. Distribution agencies were established in
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Six J-5 Marcos were registered in the US, one in the UK and eight in the rest of Europe (west of Russia). By 1996, Aviation Farm had delivered 20 complete aircraft and had another 29 on order.
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control and instruments mounted above one another on a central vertical panel. Aft of the pod the boom is slender and carries a large butterfly tail with full span control surfaces.
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two-cylinder inline two-stroke or a Hirth F23 boxer motor. Just forward is the long, curved canopy over the cockpit, which reaches almost to the nose. The Marco J-5 has
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Two undercarriage layouts are available, both using a trailing tailwheel. For optimum performance the Marco J-5 can be built with a glider-type retractable
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two-cylinder horizontally-opposed two-stroke, is mounted on the upper rear of the pod. Some aircraft have been powered by a 45 hp (31 kW)
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The J-5 Marco first flew on 30 October 1983. The most likely last J-5 to be built is currently under construction in
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Aviation Farm marketed or planned two variants in addition to the mono- and conventional undercarriage versions noted above:
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The kits for the J-5 Marco were originally produced at the
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547 km (340 mi, 295 nmi) with maximum fuel
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The pusher engine, usually a 25 hp (18.6 kW)
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492:Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1991-2
366:78 km/h (48 mph, 42 kn)
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633:European registers handbook 2010
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631:Partington, Dave (2010).
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245:A J-5 Marco was used by
275:General characteristics
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488:Lambert, Mark (1991).
111:Design and development
554:Simpson, Rod (2001).
317:Wortmann FX67-K170/17
388:Maximum glide ratio:
105:pusher configuration
456:Dr. Marko Rocznik.
432:"Janowski aircraft"
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327:Max takeoff weight:
196:. In the same year
180:Operational history
458:"J-5 Builder page"
235:two-stroke engine.
117:Janowski J-5 Marco
75:Jaroslaw Janowski
818:Low-wing aircraft
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256:J-6 Fregata
247:BAE Systems
241:BAE HERTI-D
233:Walter M202
160:Rotax 447UL
797:Categories
687:2010-11-01
662:2010-10-31
617:2010-10-31
540:2010-10-30
463:2013-09-25
437:2010-11-01
406:References
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133:glassfibre
19:J-5 Marco
382:g limits:
294:Wingspan:
268:Data from
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156:KFM 107ER
145:duralumin
141:flaperons
129:homebuilt
121:J-5 Marco
93:About 36
72:Designer
37:homebuilt
657:"SP-YAC"
612:"G-BSBO"
214:Variants
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313:Airfoil
300:Height:
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228:J-5 bis
222:J-5 BAL
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208:F-WZUE
194:Kraków
66:Kraków
55:Poland
384:+6/-3
282:Crew:
190:Alpha
186:Marko
137:epoxy
33:Role
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