J170
Role Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft
National origin Australia
Manufacturer Jabiru Aircraft
Status In production (2012)
Number built 400 (2011)
Developed from Jabiru J160

The Jabiru J170 is an Australian ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Jabiru Aircraft. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2][3]

Design and development

The J170 was derived from the Jabiru J160, by using the J160 fuselage and the wings from the Jabiru J430 plus a bigger elevator to give it a better rate of climb at higher density altitudes. It was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules at a gross weight of 600 kg (1,323 lb). The J170 features a strut-braced high-wing with winglets, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2][4][5]

The aircraft is made from composites. Its 9.66 m (31.7 ft) span wet wing has an area of 9.56 m2 (102.9 sq ft), a fuel capacity of 135 litres (30 imp gal; 36 US gal) and flaps. The standard engine available is the 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplant.[1][2][5][6]

The J170 complies with both the US light-sport rules and United Kingdom BCAR Section "S" requirements.[1][2] In Canada it qualifies as an Advanced Ultralight at a gross weight of 560 kg (1,235 lb)[7]

Specifications (J170)

Data from Bayerl and Jabiru Aircraft[1][6]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 61. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ a b c d Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 64. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 56. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  4. ^ Experimental Aircraft Association (2012). "EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  5. ^ a b Jabiru Aircraft (2005). "Jabiru J170". Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b Jabiru Aircraft (n.d.). "J170 Specifications". Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  7. ^ Transport Canada (27 March 2012). "Listing of Models Eligible to be Registered as Advanced Ultra-Light Aeroplanes (AULA)". Retrieved 15 July 2012.

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