Volmer Jensen, the Sportsman's designer, 
Volmer Jensen�
from Glendale, California.�� He has more then
24 designs to his credit, of which the Sportsman
is design number 22.� Jensen began design on the
VJ-22 in September 1957, and the first flight was
in December 1958.
The VJ-22 is 24 feet long, eight feet high,
wingspan 36 feet six inches. Empty weight of 1,000 lbs.
Two main variations of the VJ-22 sportsman are
commonly seen, the tractor and pusher-engine.
The pusher has the engine turned
around with the prop at the rear and is the original design.
The tractor version is designed
with the prop in the front of the engine.
One of the more notable projects to come out of his shop, in 1964, was the
original model of Starship Enterprise(R)� for the Star Trek(R) television series.
It's cost $600 (Air and Space, April/May 1992).
Volmer Aircraft
