Jabiru J170: The Basics
The Jabiru Aircraft PTY LTD is a manufacturer of aircrafts in Australia which is producing a different range of ready to build and kit civil light aircrafts. The company is also designing different range of light aircraft engines. The type may include ULM, micro-light and the calypso which is available in a two-seater or a four-seater aircraft. This company is building aircrafts made from composite materials and most aircrafts are high wing monoplanes and are with tricycle undercarriage design and they also have a tail dagger version. One good feature of this aircraft is that its wing can be removed for easy storage and transportation.
One of the aircrafts that the Jabiru Aircraft PTY LTD has made is the Jabiru 170 which is designed to be a trainer aircraft. This aircraft has a bigger cockpit and higher cabin so this means there is more leg room. The aircraft have wings which are longer compared to the j160 and it has winglets which give it more stability in a lower stall speed. The plane also has a short take off and landing. It was also designed to specially meet the standards of the US sports plane category and also the transport Canada advanced ultra-light standards. You can find different version of the Jabiru 170 in all over Europe.
The Jabiru 170 have a speed but can not exceed 144 mph and has a cruise speed of 121 mph. the aircraft's climb rate is 700 ft/min and has a service ceiling of 15,000 feet. The plane can take off in a459 feet and can land in just about 492 feet. The Jabiru 170 can carry full 35 gallons of fuel and can consume around 3.43 gallon per hour.
The Jabiru 170 has a length of 18 feet and 2 inches while its height is about 7 feet and 6 inches. The cabin width of the aircraft is about 44 inches. The aircraft's wingspan is 31 feet and 7 inches and its wing area is 100 square feet. When empty the plane weighs around 638 lbs and when loaded it has a gross weight of 1200 lbs.
The jabiru aircraft PTY LTD has manufactured a lot of factory built aircrafts and these are the LSA which meet the ultralight standards. The ST3 which is designed to meet the general aviation standard and the UL-D which is designed to meet the UK micro light standards. They also have the J120, J160D, J170C and the J230D which are all two-seater planes and all are certified. These are the lists of the kit planes that the company also built. These aircrafts include J200, J400, J450, J430, SP, SP-T, UL, UL-T and the SK. These aircrafts are all two-seaters as well.
References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabiru_Aircraft
jabiru.net.au/aircraft-kits/j170-kit
jabirupacific.com/specs/j170.htm
One of the aircrafts that the Jabiru Aircraft PTY LTD has made is the Jabiru 170 which is designed to be a trainer aircraft. This aircraft has a bigger cockpit and higher cabin so this means there is more leg room. The aircraft have wings which are longer compared to the j160 and it has winglets which give it more stability in a lower stall speed. The plane also has a short take off and landing. It was also designed to specially meet the standards of the US sports plane category and also the transport Canada advanced ultra-light standards. You can find different version of the Jabiru 170 in all over Europe.
The Jabiru 170 have a speed but can not exceed 144 mph and has a cruise speed of 121 mph. the aircraft's climb rate is 700 ft/min and has a service ceiling of 15,000 feet. The plane can take off in a459 feet and can land in just about 492 feet. The Jabiru 170 can carry full 35 gallons of fuel and can consume around 3.43 gallon per hour.
The Jabiru 170 has a length of 18 feet and 2 inches while its height is about 7 feet and 6 inches. The cabin width of the aircraft is about 44 inches. The aircraft's wingspan is 31 feet and 7 inches and its wing area is 100 square feet. When empty the plane weighs around 638 lbs and when loaded it has a gross weight of 1200 lbs.
The jabiru aircraft PTY LTD has manufactured a lot of factory built aircrafts and these are the LSA which meet the ultralight standards. The ST3 which is designed to meet the general aviation standard and the UL-D which is designed to meet the UK micro light standards. They also have the J120, J160D, J170C and the J230D which are all two-seater planes and all are certified. These are the lists of the kit planes that the company also built. These aircrafts include J200, J400, J450, J430, SP, SP-T, UL, UL-T and the SK. These aircrafts are all two-seaters as well.
References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabiru_Aircraft
jabiru.net.au/aircraft-kits/j170-kit
jabirupacific.com/specs/j170.htm