AERO 2025 - JMB Aircraft, the Stampe SV4 at JMB Aircraft
Video from the channel Aviation et Pilote about Stampe SV-4, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 5:25. Language: French. Video type: News.
What is announced
At the 2025 AERO show in Friedrichshafen, Jean-Marie, head of JMB Aircraft, presents the addition of the microlight version of the Stampe SV4 to the manufacturer's range. He explains that he first came across it at the Blois show, where the biplane's builders had the neighboring stand: he bought one, tested it, and JMB ended up acquiring 50% of the factory, located in eastern Belgium.
Context
He rates the Stampe's finish very highly, though he plans to replace the synthetic fabric covering with a classic one and improve the upholstery. The interview also covers the rest of the range. Of the turbine-powered VL3, between 12 and 15 units have been sold and 120 hours of testing completed; ahead of the first deliveries, expected by the end of the year at 400,000 euros, a demonstrator will log 400 hours in five months in Gap. He also mentions the Phoenix motor glider as a tow plane for gliding clubs.
What it means
According to the manufacturer, below flight level 100 the turbine outperforms the Rotax 916, which is also not approved in France. JMB is studying an entry-level, fixed-gear, cheaper VL3 aimed at clubs and first-time microlight buyers, and puts the number of VL3s produced at 650.