The next type of sport aircraft to be registered in New Zealand was the exotic Jurca MJ 8 ZK-YKZ which was imported from Switzerland and was first registered here on 11/2/09.
I have previously posted the history of Gilles Kupfer's 75% scale Focke Wulfe FW 190-D9 "Dora" at: https://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2012/06/fw-190-replicas-of-new-zealand-2-jurca.html but that 2012 post does not bring us up to date.
I do not think that the aircraft flew much in New Zealand. It did test fly on at Wanaka on 20/3/09 and it was damaged in a ground loop, also at Wanaka, on 31/3/10. However it was repaired as can be seen in this photo taken on 23/11/14. The photo was taken in a hangar that Gilles Kupfer purchased at Wanaka and that he set up as a museum. ZK-YKZ was cancelled from the register on 13/5/16 as Revoked.
I have previously posted the history of Gilles Kupfer's 75% scale Focke Wulfe FW 190-D9 "Dora" at: https://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2012/06/fw-190-replicas-of-new-zealand-2-jurca.html but that 2012 post does not bring us up to date.
Can anyone add anything more up to date to this story?
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