Árnason JFP-2S-8
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| JFP-2S-8 | |
|---|---|
 The Árnason_JFP-2S-8 as displayed at the Icelandic Aviation Museum | |
| General information | |
| Type | Experimental aircraft |
| National origin | Iceland |
| Manufacturer | Kristján Árnason |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1996 |
The Árnason JFP-2S-8 was a 1990s Icelandic experimental aircraft that utilised jet flap technology. It did not fly.[1]
Kristján Árnason was an aircraft engineer who designed and built the JFP-2S-8 to incorporate a 'jet flap propulsion' system he had devised and for which he had been granted a WIPO patent.[2]
The aeroplane was a high-wing monoplane, of canard configuration. Two intakes, positioned midway along the fuselage, fed air to two high-pressure turbines, powered by a pair of 52 hp (39 kW) two-stroke engines. The compressed air was then expelled out over full-span flaps that formed the trailing edges of both the forewing and the main wing.[2] The aeroplane featured a fully faired fuselage, an enclosed cockpit, a central tailfin, and a fixed tricycle undercarriage.[3][4]
Design commenced in 1975, construction started circa 1987 and was completed in 1996.[4][5] Both the aircraft's model name and its registration of TP-JFP reference its 'jet flap propulsion' system. According to Árnason, the JFP-2S-8 was the only aeroplane of its kind in the world.[6]
