Jabiru Aircraft Pty. Ltd. of Bundaberg West, Queensland, Australia is a light-aircraft (complete aircraft and kits) and aircraft-engine manufacturer founded in 1988. They began Jabiru engine development in 1991 and have become a major international manufacturer of four-stroke cycle engines with 80-120hp for light aircraft. Detailed information about the company, its history, aircraft, and engines can be obtained at the Jabiru Website. There are several Jabiru regional distributors in North America, including the Jabiru USA Flight Center, Jabiru Pacific, Sun Coast, and Lancaster Aero in Canada. Two recent reports on the engine family can be found in KP1/03, 7/03. The applications listed below do not include many popular homebuilt, experimental aircraft for which Jabiru has developed firewall-forward kits for installation of Jabiru engines. A listing can be found on the Jabiru Website.
*** Versions of the Jabiru 2200 and 3300 have received Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) approval in the US during 2005. The firm has established their compliance with ASTM Standard 2339-04 for LSA engine design and manufacture. The specific compliant versions and applicable serial numbers can be found in SA6/05 and SP5/05. The compliant versions can be found below in the individual engine model writeups. ***
O-98 -- {3.465 / 2.598 / 98.0} / {88 / 66 / 1606}
4cyl; 1600; 60hp@3330rpm; 1992-1996; Wt = 119#.
Dual-ignition engine. Jane's still lists this engine, but production ended several years ago after the O-135 was developed. Many of the early Jabiru aircraft equipped with this engine have been upgraded to the O-135.
J94-95to present.
Applications: (Australia) Jabiru LSA, ST; SUPAPUP Mk.4.
O-135 -- {3.839 / 2.913 / 134.9} / {97.5 / 74 / 2210}
Same bore and stroke as O-200.
Same bore as O-310, O-365.
4cyl; 2200; 80hp@3300rpm; 1996-present; Wt = 132#; US LSA Standards compliance has been obtained (SA6/05, SP5/05) for 2200A.
Dual-ignition engine; 2200J is certificated in Australia, 2200A is not certificated in the US except as above for US LSA Standards with an applicable engine serial number.
J96-97to present; KP 4/00, 4/01, 4/02, 1/03, 4/03, 7/03, 4/05; SA11/01.
Applications: (Australia) Jabiru LSA, ST, SK, SP, SP-T, SP 480, UL 450, Calypso; SUPAPUP Mk.4; Tomair Cobra Arrow. (Belgium) Masquito M 80 helicopter. (Czech Republic) Urban Air UFM-13 Lambáda. (France) Ameur Altania RG 80 UL; Best Off Sky Ranger; PJB Vega 2000TJ. (Germany) ULBI Wild Thing WT01, WT02. (Italy) Fly Synthesis (formerly Rodaro) Storch SS (marketed in US by American Ghiles as Lafayette Storch), Texan; Tecnam P 92 Echo. (Romania) Aerostar 01. (Spain) C.A.G. Toxo ULM; Vol Mediterrani VM-1 Esqual Sport. (UK) Reality Easy Raider {developed from (US) Flying K Sky Raider II}.
O-200 -- {3.839 / 2.913 / 202.3} / {97.5 / 74 / 3315}
Same bore and stroke as O-135.
Same bore as O-310, O-365.
6cyl; 3300; 120hp@3300rpm; 1999-present; Wt = 180#; US LSA Standards compliance has been obtained (SA6/05, SP5/05) for 3300A.
Dual-ignition engine; 3300J is certificated in Australia, 3300A is not certificated in the US except as above for US LSA Standards with an applicable engine serial number.
J99-00to present; KP 4/00, 4/01, 4/02, 1/03, 4/03, 7/03, 4/05.
Applications: (Australia) Jabiru J200, J250, J400, SP, UL. (Canada) Creative Flight Aerocat TR, TRX. (France) Ameur Altania 4. (Germany) ULBI Wild Thing WT01, WT02. (Italy) ALPI Pioneer 300. (Spain) C.A.G. Toxo VLA (to be marketed in US by Mooney); Vol Mediterrani VM-1 Esqual. (US) Pulsar Super Pulsar XP; Sonex Waiex.
O-310 -- {3.839 / 3.346 / 309.8} / {97.5 / 85 / 5077}
Same bore as O-135, O-200, O-365.
8cyl; 5100; 170hp@2750rpm, 180@3000(TO); 2002-present; Wt = 257#.
Dual-ignition engine with two carburetors, dual transistorized magneto ignition.
J03-04to present; KP1/03, 4/03, 7/03, 4/05.
Applications: (Australia) Super Marine Spitfire Mks. 25, 26 (3/4 scale replicas). (US) Van's RV-6, RV-7, RV-9; Zenith 801.
O-365 -- {3.839 / 3.937 / 364.5} / {97.5 / 100 / 5973}
Same bore as O-135, O-200, O-310.
8cyl; 6000; 180hp@2700rpm, 200@3330(TO); 2001-2003; Wt = 231#.
Dual-ignition engine; apparently a prototype engine, succeeded by the O-310.
J03-04to present; KP4/02.
Applications: (Australia) Super Marine Spitfire Mk. 26 (3/4 scale replica prototype).