title: Ekolot JK 01A Elf
text: # Ekolot JK 01A Elf
  
  The Ekolot JK 01A Elf is a Polish mid-wing, single-seat motor glider, designed by Jerzy Krawczyk and produced by Ekolot of Krosno. Production has ended, but when it was available it was provided as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction. It was superseded in production by the improved Ekolot KR-010 Elf.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The JK 01A Elf was designed by Krawczyk, based on the earlier work of American designer Alex Strojnikun. It features cantilever wings, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
  
  The aircraft is made from composites. Its 11.12 m (36.5 ft) span wing has an area of 10.80 $m^2$ (116.3 sq ft), flaperons and provides a glide ratio of 26:1. The standard engine used was a 20 hp (15 kW) JPX D-320 two-stroke, but this engine is no longer available and any small horizontally-opposed engine in the 20 hp (15 kW) range can be used. An engine of this power provides a takeoff run of 150 m (492.1 ft). The propeller used has a folding design to reduce drag and the fuel tank fitted has a volume of 15 litres (3.3 imp gal; 4.0 US gal). The landing gear uses dual, close-set mainwheels and a smaller nosewheel, with no wingtip wheels.
  
  The company provides complete ready-to-fly aircraft and kits which offer the aircraft in various states of completion.
  
  The first flight was made on 8 July 2006. There is no evidence of production beyond 2007/8.
  
  ## Specifications (JK 01A Elf)
  
  Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 and Ekolot
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: one
  * Length: 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in)
  * Wingspan: 11.12 m (36 ft 6 in)
  * Height: 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
  * Wing area: 10.80 $m^2$ (116.3 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 115 kg (254 lb) including ballistic parachute
  * Max takeoff weight: 230 kg (507 lb)
  * Fuel capacity: 15 litres (3.3 imp gal; 4.0 US gal)
  * Powerplant: 1 × JPX D-330 two cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, 15 kW (20 hp)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed folding composite
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 110 km/h (68 mph, 59 kn)
  * Stall speed: 42 km/h (26 mph, 23 kn)
  * Maximum glide ratio: 26:1
  * Rate of climb: 2.5 m/s (490 ft/min)
  * Rate of sink: 0.6 m/s (120 ft/min)
  * Wing loading: 21.3 $kg/m^2$ (4.4 lb/sq ft)
  