Jabiru and Rotax engines

Hello all,

You have got it all wrong...... i can still sell Jabiru's but i choose
not to. We had installed about 10 or 12 on a plane we imported, a basic
UL called the X-Air. We have had nothing but trouble with those
installations and its nothing to do with the plane. Oil leaks,
electrical problems, flywheels falling off.... the list would bore you
its that long.

I am one to support anything that's good and if the problems with the
Jabiru could be resolved with the factories assistance then we would
still be supporting them but when the factory tells you to 'work it out
yourself' and their favorite is.. 'we have never seen that before - this
is the first one' then they are a company to steer clear of, there is NO
FACTORY support.

We have had engines using 1 liter per hour from the first hour, engines
leaking 1 lph from the first start... arghhh.... It makes me mad
because there is the potential there for a fantastic Australian product
and more importantly some good export dollars and some more jobs in a
rural area where everything else is shutting down.

Don't just take my word, its my opinion but do yourself a favor and go
to google and type in 'jabiru engine problems' ... you will get over
1000 hits and most are like this link to Titan Tornado.

http://www.titantornado.com/engine.html

http://www.masquito.be/progress3.htm

Read this and 10 others and you will decide that there are better engine
choices out there... and forget asking people with just a few hours on
the engine like the one below with 43 hours... ask Australian flying
schools, schools who do 1000 hours per year. Look at the AU aviation
mags.. all the adds are FOR SALE Jabiru ??? 400 hours on airframe 140
on engine.... need i say more

Regards Michael Coates X-Air Australia

David Wilson wrote:
Marco,
Join the Jabiru newsgroup at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jabiruengines/
if you already haven't. You can also go to
http://www.suncoastjabiru.com/downloads.htm and download the engine manual.
We have a 3300 on a Fisher Horizon 2 with 43hrs. on it. Only major thing we
have done to it is to put on a bigger oil cooler. You have to do a little
work to balance out the cylinder temps. Other than that routine
maintenance. Dealer support is good in the US.
Haven't heard of any catastrophic failures. They did have some problems
with the early 2200 engines, but things are good now.
I have no experience with the 912.

I'm sure we can find people to bash both engines, it would be nice to hear
from someone who has truly experienced problems with either one.

Dave Wilson
N203ED

I know a former taxi pilot, has flown a taxi float plane (Cessna 182
turbocharged) all his working life. Now he´s retired and owns a Euro Cub
with a Rotax 912 in it. He loves it, says it´s a great engine. Of course, he
also knows how to use it and keeps it well maintened, a small task according
to him. Haven´t seen any Jabiru engines here in Finland, so I cannot comment
on these engines.

Ken

"Marco Rispoli" wrote in message t...
I am doing some research into ultralight engines (planning to build one).

The Rotax 912S and the Jabiru 3300 are the models i am looking into.



Uh, aren't both of those engines just a bit more powerful than you
need for an ultralight? I'm assuming you are gong to use wings and
not just mount the enging on a brick.

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FF

(Fred the Red Shirt) wrote in message

Uh, aren't both of those engines just a bit more powerful than you
need for an ultralight? I'm assuming you are gong to use wings and
not just mount the enging on a brick.

"Ultralight" means different things in different countries. The Sonex
and the Zenair Zodiac, which fly with these engines, are Ultralights
in Canada and most European countries.

On 15 Jul 2004 21:14:34 -0700, (Ryan Young) wrote:

(Fred the Red Shirt) wrote in message

Uh, aren't both of those engines just a bit more powerful than you
need for an ultralight? I'm assuming you are gong to use wings and
not just mount the enging on a brick.

"Ultralight" means different things in different countries. The Sonex
and the Zenair Zodiac, which fly with these engines, are Ultralights
in Canada and most European countries.

My thought, too, but the original poster's .sig says he's from New
Jersey....

Ron Wanttaja