Marcel Jurca

Marcel Jurca, (1921 – 19 October 2001) was a prolific designer of homebuilt aircraft in France.

Having joined the Royal Romanian Air Force in 1940, he flew the Henschel Hs 129 in 1943-1944.

After a period as a volunteer flying instructor on the Stampe et Vertongen SV.4, he worked in industry, including 15 years as a commercial director, and retired in 1983.

Most aircraft are designed for wood construction, but some builders have used other methods, for example steel tube and fabric, especially for fuselages.

He went on to measure the Supermarine Spitfire at the Musée de l’air in Paris, and developed the 1/1 Spitfire plans, then the Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190, followed by the Mustang, the design he was still developing on his death.

Jurca MJ-2D Tempête G-AYTV at Sywell Aerodrome
Jurca MJ-5 Sirocco N81JT at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
Jurca MJ-77 Gnatsum N751JR Magnificent Obsession II at the Oakland Aviation Museum