About
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!
Specifications
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Crew: one
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Capacity: one passenger
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Length: 5.775 m (18 ft 11 in)
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Wingspan: 9.66 m (31 ft 8 in)
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Height: 2.300 m (7 ft 7 in)
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Wing area: 9.56 m2 (102.9 sq ft)
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Empty weight: 320 kg (705 lb)
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Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
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Fuel capacity: 135 litres (30 imp gal; 36 US gal)
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Powerplant: 1 × Jabiru 2200 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 63 kW (85 hp)
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Propellers: 2-bladed wood/composite, 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) diameter
Peformance
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Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph; 130 kn)
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Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph; 100 kn)
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Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph; 39 kn) full flaps
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Never exceed speed: 259 km/h; 161 mph (140 kn)
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Range: 1,908 km; 1,185 mi (1,030 nmi)
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Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,000 ft)
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g limits: +4/-2
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Maximum glide ratio: 10:1
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Rate of climb: 2.5 m/s (500 ft/min)
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Wing loading: 62.8 kg/m2 (12.9 lb/sq ft)
Why we need it
I believe we need this aircraft as it is one of the only Australian made aircraft out there, and Australian aircraft have no representation in Infinite Flight.
Credit: Wikipedia