Myron,
Love my Jabiru 3300! It came complete with a FWF kit including the prop! I
believe you will find quite a few AC equipped with this engine. Sonex seem
to have standardized on it. A few "growing pains" but all sorted out.
Dale
A140 Tri-gear w/3300
----- Original Message -----
From: "Myron Haluschak" <myron.haluschak@sympatico.ca>
Subject: Europa-List: engines
> <myron.haluschak@sympatico.ca>
>
> Hello all:
> For those able to attend EAA, I hope you enjoyed it and got back safely.
> I am always open to looking at other engine possibilities to the Rotax
> 912S, even though I know the Europa was designed around a Rotax. If
> possible, the areas I would like to see advantages in are : cost,
> simplicity of operation, a complete FWF kit, preferrably no baffling, (or
> at least minimal), direct drive, and better HP if possible, no weight
> penalties.
> That's quite a list of demands. There is one engine that has been around
> that seems to offer alot of what I am looking for. So I am interested in
> hearing from anyone who is or has installed a Jabiru 3300 6 - cylinder
> engine. I have flown behind both 914 and 912S engines, spoken with happy
> Europa owners who have them, but they do admit to their complexity as
> being one downside, and one mentioned the regular need to go under the
> cowling. My first choice for my needs is the 912S unless something better
> comes along.
> What I found with the Jabiru is a 127 hp (advertised as 120 hp but
> continually dinos out to 127 hp) air cooled but with ram air ducts, direct
> drive, simple light and modern engine with a FWF kit, and less than the
> cost of the Rotax. I'm wondering why more haven't looked at this engine.
> Certainly they have been around and their safety record isn't showing a
> big red flag. I was told by builders what most have heard... the Europa
> was built and designed around the Rotax. If you change that then the
> flying qualities and all else changes. That's like Henry Ford saying you
> can have any colour you want, as long as it's black, when the Model T
> first came out. I am interested in hearing comments on both positive and
> negative on the Jabiru only, as I am already familiar with the good and
> bad for the Rotax.
>
> Thank you
> Myron Haluschak USAF
> A0149 Monowheel
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