Just Escapade
Just Aircraft · United States · first flew 2003 · light aircraft
The Just Escapade is a single-engine, high-wing light aircraft seating two side by side. It was developed jointly in the United States and the United Kingdom in the early 2000s.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Wings braced to the lower fuselage longerons by V-form struts and vertical jury struts |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- High wing of constant chord with Hoerner-type wingtips
- Wings braced to the lower fuselage longerons by V-form struts and vertical jury struts
- Side-by-side seating under the wing leading edge with a roof window in the wing centre section
A strut-braced high-wing two-seater with a steel-tube, fabric-covered airframe, a polygonal fuselage section, a roof window and a rudder extending to the bottom of the fuselage.
Specifications
- The Just Escapade has a length of 5.79 m (19 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 8.69 m (29 ft).
- Typical crew: 1-2.
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History
The design can be traced back to the Avid Flyer via the Denney Kitfox and Reality Easy Raider, marrying the Easy Raider wing to a stretched Kitfox Lite fuselage. Just Aircraft in the United States and Reality Aircraft in the United Kingdom developed it jointly; the American prototype first flew in February 2003, four months before its British counterpart.
Variants
The Highlander is a bush-plane version marketed only in the United States, with a more robust undercarriage and a slow-flying design. The Escapade Two was built by Escapade Aircraft in the UK, and the Just Superstol developed the Highlander.
Where you'll see it
By 2010 some 145 Escapades and Highlanders had been built and many more kits sold. Engine options include several Rotax and Jabiru units from 37 to 89 kW.
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