Jabiru J170
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. 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 . 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. The aircraft is made from composites. Its span wet wing has an area of , a fuel capacity of and flaps. The standard engine available is the Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplant. The J170 complies with both the US light-sport rules and United Kingdom BCAR Section "S" requirements. In Canada it qualifies as an Advanced Ultralight at a gross weight of