Jeof Candiana


The Jeof Candiana is an Italian homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Jeof srl of Candiana, introduced in the mid-1990s. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.

Design and development

The Candiana features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cabin accessed via doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. Tricycle landing gear is optional.
The aircraft is made from a combination of welded steel tubing and aluminum. The aircraft was designed as a testbed for the Sax 86 engine, a derivative of the Fiat Fire four-cylinder four-stroke automotive powerplant.
The standard day, sea level, no wind, takeoff and landing roll is.

Operational history

By 1998 the company reported that ten kits had been sold, were completed and flying.