Thread: Jabiru
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Old January 20th 07, 07:54 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Jim Logajan wrote:
user wrote:
Best thing to do is go to this link and check the adds for Jabirus and
engines... a typical add is Jabiru 400 hours, engine 150 hours. That
will tell you the story !


Since there were at least 6 other ads mentioning Jabiru engines and tach
time - one of which had 750 hours - the data presented was cherry-picked.
In other words it is useless information, statistically speaking.




Yes, well maybe.

It certainly speaks, at least to me, of SOME Jabirus needing
replacement/overhaul in a rather short lifespan. Maybe it would warrant
further investigation?

Yes, reading those particular ads is not enough to develop a real MTBF
or anything precise. But for evidence of some Jabirus needing....

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