Jabiru have
announced that their new 8 cylinder engine has now been released for
production.
The engine
has undergone 2 years of flight testing and development and will be
released as a 5100cc 180hp model.
The new
5100cc engine is developing 180hp @ 3000RPM and 170hp @ 2700RPM as
measured on Jabiru’s calibrated dynamometer.
The new 5100 engine has
been installed in the test Spitfire aircraft in
Australia
and
is being flown with excellent results. Jabiru have purchased a Vans RV6
and the 5100 will be installed in that aircraft for extended flight
testing. This will also result in a full installation kit being available
for the VANS RV6, RV7 and RV9 aircraft.
The RV6 has now been flown with around 130
hours flight time (30.07.03).
