"Don Quixote's" neat instrument cluster. (Zdzislaw Szulc Photo) Jaroslan Janowski and his J-1 during construction. (Zdzislaw Szulc Photo) Flight shot of the J-1. This aircraft is also known as "Don Quixote". (Zdzislaw Szulc Photo) Janowski's "Saturn 500", a 25 hp, two stroke aircraft engine. How many designers can say they designed their own aircraft - including the engine and propeller? (Zdzislaw Szulc Photo) Jankowski J-2 "Polonez". This is the wind tunnel model for Janowski's latest design. (Zdzislaw Szulc Photo) Jaroslan Janowski, LODZ II, Nowomiejska 2/29, Poland and his J-1 "Don Quixote". (Zdzislaw Szulc Photo) Janowski, center, removes the seat of his J-1 to inspect some part of the structure. The plane is basically all wood, but has a steel tube frame to take the engine, wing, and landing gear loads. Note the Don Quixote silhouette and the word "Experimental" in English...must be the same in any language. (Zdzislaw Szulc Photo) -- The Janowski J-1. Plans are now available for this little pusher developed a few years ago in Poland. (Andrew J. Baracz Photo) By Andrew J. Baracz (EAA 69935) 56 Signal Hill Trail, Sparta, NJ 07871 The J-2 Polonez. Note the two mass balance arms on the horizontal tail surface. The engine is not identified. (Andrew J. Baracz Photo) Free standing instrument cluster of the J-1. (Andrew J. Baracz Photo) -- Leo Ford (Lakewood, Colorado) and his 40% Don Quixote (a Polish homebuilt) at IMAA Chapter 90's annual Project Review. Model spans 11 ft. and features a reverse-running Super Tigre 2500. Wheels are from a toy "Little Big Wheel." Model Aviation page 32 -- Dear Owen, It is nice to hear from someone else who likes weird airplanes. Thank you for the information you sent. No I never heard of the J-2, let alone any other models of this aircraft. Seems the more I learn about aviation, the less I know. I have two plans of the J-1. One was published in Model Aviation and written by PETER MILLER. He called called the aircraft Don Kichot J-1. The other plan was published in RCM and written by well known American builder LADDIE MIKULASKO. He called his model Don Quixote. I liked his plan better, it was more like the full size bird. Using the drawings in the RCM, I drew plans to 40%. MILLER claimed the J-1, was designed and constructed by JAROSLAV JANOWSKI in Poland with assistance of WITHOLD KALITA in 1967. The first flight was in 1970. MILLER also claimed that JANOWSKI was subsequently killed in the J-1. MILLER'S model was for a 40 four stroke with a 76" span. He first saw a three view of the J-1 in Modelarz, a Polish modeling magazine. Later he obtained some photos of the J-1, taken by Polish scale modeler LECH PODGORSKI. MIKULASKO does not give much into on the full size craft, but advised that more infor could be obtained from EAA, or EAAC in Canada. I am enclosing all of the pertinent info I have on the J-1. I hope they are of help to you. I have not finished my DON QUIXOTE yet, I need to install a radio and make some adjustments. The guys call her a hangar queen, but it is flying season now. Come the fall and or winter, It will be finished. I am also building a 40% Flying Flea, which is over half built. Sincerely, Leo E. Ford 1660 S Iris Way Lakewood, Colo 80232 303/986-1432 -- (Poland) JANOWSKI J-1 DON KICHOT and J-2 POLONEZ Single-seat ultra-light monoplanes Data: J-1 Don Kichot Power plant: One 17kW (23 hp) Janowski Saturn 500B two-cylinder two-stroke engine Wing span:7.60 m (24 ft 11 1/4 in) Wing area, gross: 7.50 m2 (80.7 sq ft) Length overall: 4.88 m (16 ft O in) Height overall: 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in) Weight empty: 163 kg (359 lb) Max T-O weight: 270 kg (595 lb) Max level speed at S/L: 73 knots (135 km/h; 84 mph) Max cruising speed: 65 knots (120 km/h; 75 mph) Max rate of climb at S/L:120 m (390 ft/min) Service ceiling: 2,500 m (8,200 ft) Range: 134 nm (250 km; 155 miles) G limits: +4.0; -1.5 Accommodation: Single seat in enclosed cockpit Construction: Wooden structure, covered with fabric and wood. Non-retractable landing gear History: Mr Jaroslaw Janowski, assisted by Mr Witold Kalita, designed and built a light amateur-built aircraft known as the J-1 Don Kichot (Don Quixote). Work on the project was started in 1967, and the aircraft flew for the first time on 30 July 1970. Two additional J-1s are reportedly being built by amateur constructors: one by Mr Michal Offierski, a pre-war Polish holder of international powered sailplane records, and one by Mr T. Wood in the UK. In 1971 Mr Janowski designed a second single-seat aircraft known as the J-2 Polonez. This is smaller than the J-1, but is of generally similar configuration except for its mid-mounted wings and T-tail. A prototype is under construction. Jane's Pocket Book Of Home-Built Aircraft 1977 Compiled by Michael J. H. Taylor Edited by John W. R. Taylor -- Janowski J-1 Don Kichot Clark Y (13%) Clark Y (13%) Janowski J-2 Polonez NACA 23015 NACA 23015 Alpha Marco J-5 FX 67-K-170/15 FX 67-K-170/15 -- 10EK Amateur-Built MARCO J5 Van Der Kaay Erik K Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 4190J Amateur-Built J-5 MARCO Wilkes Gary W Warren, VT 05674 491BF Amateur-Built MARCO J-5 (1992) Meier Jerry W Dba Weatherford, OK 73096 66565 Amateur-Built J-5 MARCO Bielmeier John Colgate, WI 53017 7029G Amateur-Built J 5 MARCO (1988) Kawecki Andrew B Arlington Heights, IL 60004 -- "Pilot" magazine flight test: Marco J-5 | 5/89 -- G-BSBO Marco J-5 (D Austin) 009 To BGA4014 06-94 -- NTSB Identification: MIA91FA001 For details, refer to NTSB microfiche number 42882A Accident occurred OCT-02-90 at CLEARWATER, FL Aircraft: ERIK K. VAN DER KAAY MARCO J-5, registration: N10EK Injuries: 1 Fatal. THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 15 AND REMAINED IN A CLOSED LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND ABOVE A RESIDENTAL AREA BETWEEN 50 AND 150 FEET AGL. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH AN ESTIMATED ANGLE OF BANK BETWEEN 45 AND 75 DEGREES. THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN 45 DEGREES AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED RAPIDLY. THE LEFT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH A ROOF TOP PRIOR TO THE AIRPLANE CRASHING ON THE ROOF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FLAPERONS AND AIR BRAKE WERE EXTENDED. Probable Cause THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BRAKES AT A LOW ALTITUDE. Index for Oct 1990 | Index of Months  --