Tuesday, 07 September 2010  

The Jabiru J160-C and J170-C aircraft are a strut braced, high wing, fixed tricycle undercarriage, single engine , two seat aircraft that has been designed primarily for training and recreational operations. The fuselage, wings and empennage are constructed from composite materials, A single integral fuel tank is located in each wing, supplying the engine through a header tank located below the baggage shelf. The cockpit is designed to accommodate the pilot in command on the left side and all controls, instruments, selectors and switches are located so as to be within easy reach of the occupant of that seat. Conventional 3 axis flight controls, and variable wing flaps are provided. Duplicated flight controls are provided on the right side of the cockpit. The centrally located control pedestal and radio stack are accessible from either of the two cockpit seats. The cockpit is accessed by forward hinging doors that are located on each side. A baggage compartment is located behind the pilots seats. The engine is a four cylinder, horizontally opposed, air cooled, naturally aspirated Jabiru 220B fitted with an altitude compensating carburettor. The engine is rated by the manufacturer to 80 BHP at full throttle and 3300RPM.