Fourteen years ago, Marc Bourdon purchased a Volmer VJ-22 project from its original builder. This project was mostly complete with some components having already passed their pre-cover inspection. Below is a photo of the fuselage resting comfortably on its retractable main landing gear.
Recently, Marc purchased the Alexandria airfield from Jerry Adams, and Jerry is now Marc's new partner in the Volmer project. Jerry says that their goal is to get this amphibian into the air by August 2005!
The airframe is built of spruce timber and mahogany plywood. The next photo shows the pleasing simplicity of the mostly-completed cockpit controls and instrument panel, as seen through the open gull-wing door, a Volmer trademark.
Marc and Gerry are preparing their aircraft for a tractor-mounted Lycoming 290. The engine mount (painted yellow) is finished and is shown trial-fitted (see below). The engine is being overhauled locally.
Below (right) shows the fin and tailwheel already in place.
Gerry says he is hoping for an empty weight of less that a thousand pounds and a cruising speed of about 100 mph. Wings will be standard Champ wings, covered with fabric and dope, which have been purchased. Here is Jerry displaying the skin for the vertical stabilizer (below).
Tail feather's tubing is primed and ready for covering (below).
For more history on the Volmer VJ-22, visit http://www.volmeraircraft.com/
Some more recent pictures of the completed and flying
aircraft...
January 26, 2012: Monthly Chapter Meeting at John Abbott College in Ste Anne de Bellevue.
Evening Agenda:
-Raymond Lambert sharing information on the Corvair Engine workshop he attended
-Official Oshkosh 2011 EAA video will be shown.
Importing Aircraft - Guidelines
Lecture Series: Frank Hofmann's lectures are for pilots and/or (potential) aircraft owners
Nov 21, 2011.
Added Newsletter
Oct 27, 2011.
Added new web clips
Added Leo Nikkinen's presentation on crossing US border in an airplane
Added Leo Nikkinen's web sources in the LINKS section
Oct 24, 2011.
Added November Calendar
Added October Newsletter
Sept 27, 2011.
Updated classifieds
Added September Newsletter