Jonker JS-3 Rapture

what is it?

The Jonker JS-3 Rapture is a glider built of glass-fibre, carbon fibre and Kevlar. It has full-span flaps and can be operated with a wingspan of either 15 m (49.2 ft) or 18 m (59.1 ft). The manufacturer is Jonker Sailplanes of Potchefstroom South Africa, founded in 2004 by two brothers, Attie and Uys Jonker.

base stats

• speed 280 km/htop speed
• seats 1passengers
• size 430 kgmax take-off weight
• built 105made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 10 years ago, in 2016.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 18 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.

spec sheet

first flight

2016-12-12

number built

105

role

high performance sailplane

origin

🇿🇦 South Africa

makers

Jonker Sailplanes

engines

none (glider)

passengers

1

length

6.9 m

wingspan

18 m

height

1.2 m

max take-off weight

430 kg

top speed

280 km/h

range

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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.