Curtiss JN-4D Jenny
The standard US and Canadian pilot trainer of the First World War, powered by a 90 hp Curtiss OX-5. After 1918 surplus Jennies flew barnstorming shows, early airmail and the training of many early civil pilots.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 52 kt
- Service ceiling
- 6,500 ft
Fuel
- Total capacity
- 79 l
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 34 l/h
Fuel burn at typical cruise.
Runway
- Usable surfaces
- Grass
No published runway figures for this type yet.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog gauges
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 1
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 871 kg
- Empty weight
- 630 kg
Licence and training
- Extra training or endorsements
- Tailwheel
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Curtiss
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 1917
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2020 · 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 8.33 m
- Wingspan
- 13.3 m
- Height
- 3.01 m
- Fuselage width
- 0.85 m
- Propeller diameter
- 2.4 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Curtiss JN-4D JennyLength 8.33 m
- MX Aircraft MXS-RLength 6.51 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Curtiss JN-4D Jenny in the simulator
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