There are already four planes flying in the Nordic region. Now JS’ agent, Arne Boye-Moller, can add another seven orders to the list – all with the upcoming electric self-start version (JS3 RES). To read more, follow the link below: https://nordicgliding.com/jonker-js3-en-nordisk-salgssucces/ …
Excitement is building as the JS2 Revenant nears completion….The R&D team developed and constructed the prototype in our new state-of-the art R&D facilities. Join us on Facebook this afternoon (Friday 26 March) at 15h30 UTC (16h30 Central European time) for a LIVE virtual “walk around” the JS2. Whatever you do, don’t miss this! Stay tuned&# …
Excitement is building as the JS2 Revenant nears completion….The R&D team developed and constructed the prototype in our new state-of-the art R&D facilities. Join us on Facebook this afternoon (Friday 26 March) at 15h30 UTC (16h30 Central European time) for a LIVE virtual “walk around” the JS2. Whatever you do, don’t miss this! Stay tuned&# …
The JS2 Revenant, a high-performance, versatile, easy-to-fly self launcher! The name Revenant was inspired from the French verb Revenir, meaning “to return”. The JS1-C is now making a return with an amazing powerful self-launching system! Only 4 hours to go before our LIVE virtual “walk around” 15h30 UTC! See you there!! …
The maiden flight of any new product is such an amazing and exciting occasion. Imagine the rewarding feeling if everybody involved can be in the cockpit for that first take off… that ultimate moment for the design team. It was a bold step, but JS evaluated the risks and decided that the time was right to share these emotions real time with th …
Despite the threat of Covid, South African and various overseas pilots were keen to compete in our annual national gliding competition. It was not until the eleventh hour, that the international Covid-challenges were trumped, and six international visitors made their way to Welkom. Welkom airfield South African December holidays in …
The JS design team was thrilled when Idaflieg approached them to test the JS3’s performance during their 2020 Summer camp. Oftentimes, a manufacturer would be nervous at the idea that their glider’s published performance data may come up for scrutinizing and may even refuse to approve such a request at all, yet we see the importance of …
The advantages CAD modeling brings to the table is a much faster integration time for parts. The time it took from the pylon was carried to the fuselage, bolted into position and the pylon actuator tested for the first time did not take more than 15 minutes …
Our chief design engineer did not want to give any performance away with the JS2 fuselage. In fact, he designed the fuselage with even less drag than the JS1C fuselage. Obviously, this raised some concerns to our marketing team if we would be able to fit our better built customers. As soon as the seat pan, seat back and instrument console were inst …
Although South Africa (SA) is currently ranked amongst the top in the world regarding Covid-19 active cases, we are very grateful to report that the effects of the virus have not affected employees of Jonker Sailplanes. JS has taken all the necessary steps to ensure reduced risk of infection under employees, and not one Covid case has&nb …
Opening the molds for the first time it is like opening a treasure box. You expect something amazing – the result of years of design and many weeks of construction, revealing its BEAUTY. It is an amazing feeling for everyone involved seeing the real product matching the expectation the CAD models promised. …
This week we saw a giant leap towards the completion of the REVENANT. After many weeks of accurately positioning components in the fuselage, verifying computer models and making small design changes, the JS2 fuselage was ready to be closed.JS spend a huge amount of engineering time to construct highly accurate tooling – this to ensure that se …
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