references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . january 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message jabiru aircraft pty ltd type proprietary limited company industry aerospace manufacturing founded 1988 headquarters bundaberg australia key people rodney stiff phil ainsworth products light aircraft and aircraft engines website www.jabiru.net.au jabiru aircraft pty ltd is an australian aircraft manufacturer that produces a range of kit and ready built civil light aircraft in bundaberg queensland . the company also designs and manufactures a range of light aircraft engines . types include microlights ultralight or ulm including the calypso two seat trainers j 120 j160 j170 j230 and four seat aircraft j400 j430 j450 . the aircraft are built largely of composite materials and are conventional high wing monoplanes with typically tricycle undercarriage although taildragger versions are also available . the wings can be removed for ease of storage or transportation . use of modern composite techniques has resulted in a strong yet light structure . the aircraft are designed around the pilot and passengers being spacious and comfortable for touring yet with a small footprint and frontal profile . controls include a centrally mounted control column brake and trim lever . there is also a jabiru assembly facility in george western cape south africa . 1 contents 1 history 2 aircraft 2.1 factory built 2.2 kitplanes 3 engines 4 references 5 external links history edit 2001 model jabiru sp 470 2004 model jabiru j450 2003 model jabiru calypso 3300 on amphibious floats at the canadian aviation expo 2004 jabiru 5100 eight cylinder aircraft engine jabiru calypso 2200 on skis at montebello quebec january 2005 the company was formed in 1988 by rodney stiff and phil ainsworth to manufacture affordable light aircraft in kit and certified forms . citation needed in october 1991 the first aircraft jabiru lsa 55 2k was certified by the australian civil aviation authority . citation needed due to the original engine manufacturer italian american motor engineering ceasing production of the kfm 112m aero engines used the company started development of its own engines and by 1995 the jabiru 2200 a horizontally opposed four cylinder air cooled aviation engine was available for delivery . since then the six cylinder jabiru 3300 and eight cylinder jabiru 5100 have been added to the range . citation needed also in 1995 it was decided to offer the aircraft range as amateur build or experimental self build kits . citation needed the microlight version of the jabiru two seater aircraft the jabiru ul holds two world speed records for three axis microlight aircraft . 2 these were set over 50 and 100 kilometre predefined courses and certified by the fai f d ration a ronautique internationale . citation needed aircraft edit factory built edit lsa configured to meet ultralight regulations st3 configured to meet general aviation regulations ul d configured to meet uk microlight regulations j120c certified 2 seater with 2200cc engine j160d certified 2 seater with 2200cc engine j170c certified 2 seater with 2200cc engine . basically a j160 with longer wings for operation in hotter climates j230d certified with 3300cc engine kitplanes edit j200 two seat aircraft j400 four seat aircraft j450 four seat aircraft with stol wing j430 four seat aircraft with winglets for best compromise between stol performance and speed sp light aircraft version sp t taildragger version of sp ul export version to meet european microlight regulations calypso ul t taildragger version of ul sk two seat aircraft group a version engines edit jabiru produces its own range of lightweight four stroke horizontally opposed air cooled engines specifically designed and engineered for use in aircraft . all engines are direct drive and are fitted with alternators silencers vacuum pump drives and dual ignition systems as standard . over 3600 four cylinder engines and over 1700 of the six cylinder engines have been produced . the basic design is now so mature that only minor design changes have been made in the last 1000 engines or so . citation needed jabiru 1600 ; 60 hp 45 kw four cylinder horizontally opposed engine jabiru 2200 ; 80 hp 60 kw or 85 hp 63 kw four cylinder horizontally opposed engine jabiru 3300 ; 120 hp 89 kw six cylinder horizontally opposed engine jabiru 5100 ; 180 hp 134 kw eight cylinder horizontally opposed engine in november 2014 the australian civil aviation safety authority casa proposed restricting all jabiru powered aircraft to day visual flight rules vfr only without passengers or solo students and within gliding distance of a safe place to land due to the engine line s safety record . the final rule adopted somewhat softened the restrictions allowing the carriage of passengers and students but requiring them to sign an acknowledgement of risk before flying and restricting equipped aircraft to day vfr flight and within gliding distance of a safe place to land . 3 both the manufacturer and recreational aviation australia ra aus opposed the restrictions as unnecessary and unwarranted . 4 ra aus reported that it was supplied with only a fraction of casa s source data just a day before submissions closed and that casa seemed to have excluded all engine reliability data post early 2014 . 5 references edit jabiru aircraft s.a. 2005 . shadow lite a brief history . retrieved 2009 02 04 . f d ration a ronautique internationale microlight records niles russ 21 december 2014 . casa issues jabiru final rule . avweb . retrieved 22 december 2014 . niles russ 15 november 2014 . australia eyes jabiru restrictions . avweb . retrieved 17 november 2014 . article in sport pilot magazine aust . titled ra aus response feb 2015 edition page 27 . external links edit official website v t e jabiru aircraft fixed wing aircraft j120 j160 j170 j200 j230 j400 j430 j450 lsa sk sp st3 ul v t e jabiru aero engines piston engines 1600 2200 3300 5100 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jabiru aircraft & oldid 733122850 categories aircraft manufacturers of australiaaircraft engine manufacturers of australiahidden categories articles lacking in text citations from january 2009all articles lacking in text citationsall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from february 2015articles with unsourced statements from march 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages lietuvi norsk bokm l edit links this page was last modified on 5 august 2016 at 14 49 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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