seeking first hand Jabiru 3300 opinions

Thanks Rob. If I use a Jabiru 3300, it will be on a Sonex, and the beauty
of that is that they have the installation package pretty well sorted out.
The engine is really a good match for the Sonex.

Cheers,
Rusty


"Rob Turk" wrote in message
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Not yet flying, it will take another half year or so to complete our Rans
S6S. But we did run the engine and taxied around the block a few times. So
far no problems with 0.5 hours runtime ;-)

Check out the jabiruengines group on Yahoo, I'm sure you can find all
experiences (good and bad) on it. Most common issues have to do with
installation. Getting the cooling right on all cylinders can be a bit
tricky, but once you have that figured out the Jab3300 is a very reliable
and pleasant engine to fly with.

Rob

"Russell Duffy" wrote in message
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Hi Kyle,

I've looked all through the Sonex archives, and just can't find anyone
complaining. By all accounts, the more recent engines are just dandy, but
I wanted to ask here to see if there was something I was missing. I
actually like the AeroCarb, but know they had some sticking problems with
them.

Thanks,
Rusty

Yep, there is a sticking problem. My buddy, who worked in aerospace, and
presumably knows what he's doing, couldn't get it to work reliably.
Reliability is the name of the game in aviation, so the AeroCarb became a
doorstop.

KB

Kyle Boatright wrote:
"Russell Duffy" wrote in message
.. .

Hi Kyle,

I've looked all through the Sonex archives, and just can't find anyone
complaining. By all accounts, the more recent engines are just dandy, but
I wanted to ask here to see if there was something I was missing. I
actually like the AeroCarb, but know they had some sticking problems with
them.

Thanks,
Rusty


Yep, there is a sticking problem. My buddy, who worked in aerospace, and
presumably knows what he's doing, couldn't get it to work reliably.
Reliability is the name of the game in aviation, so the AeroCarb became a
doorstop.

That's a shame. The Bing carb they come with doesn't have mixture
control. That is possibly its only disadvantage.

I have a Rotec radial with a Bing 64 (40mm throttle). I believe is
the exactly the same carburettor as the Jabiru 3300, and I have been
giving serious thought to changing the Bing for an AeroCarb. For
four hundred bucks I want to be sure. Then again I should give
serious thought to working on the airplane more and being online less

I know there is a kludge fix (involving the float chamber vent) to
control the mixture on Bings, it supposedly works fairly well...

"karel" wrote in message
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"Rob Turk" wrote in message
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"Russell Duffy" wrote in message
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Not yet flying, it will take another half year or so to complete our Rans
S6S. But we did run the engine and taxied around the block a few times.
So far no problems with 0.5 hours runtime ;-)

A 3300 on an S6S? Isn't that a bit of overkill?
I thought Coyotes can make do with a Rotax 582 (60 HP or so?)
and are very happy with a 80 HP Rotax 912
So if Jabiru it must be I would rather expect a 2200?

PS if I may be a bit curious:
Where are you building?
Or more precisely where will the bird fly from?
Are you using the standard wing or the smaller 'speed' wing?

KA from just South...

The 3300 is about as much as the airframe will allow. RANS gave their
blessing thought.. They want pictures of the install for later reference.
Jabiru built the mount for us.

We are building the plane in Amersfoort, just 150 Km or so north from you.
About 95% done, still need to finish the cowl (needs a bit of modification
for the 3300 to fit ;-), the doors and the windshield. We will be flying out
of EHLE, or maybe EHHV or EHTE. It all depends on availability and price of
hangar space and landing fees ;-)

If you're ever in the neighbourhood, feel free to stop by. Send me a direct
e-mail (watch the spam trap) for direction.

Take care!
Rob

Morgans wrote:
"Jim Carriere" wrote
That's a shame. The Bing carb they come with doesn't have mixture
control. That is possibly its only disadvantage.

I thought Bing carbs were automatic altitude adjusting, by design. True, or
no?

True. What I meant is you can't deliberately run lean-of-peak.

"Jim Carriere" wrote

That's a shame. The Bing carb they come with doesn't have mixture
control. That is possibly its only disadvantage.

I thought Bing carbs were automatic altitude adjusting, by design. True, or
no?
--
Jim in NC

Rusty ..

Go here and you'll get all the first hand experience you want:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jabiruengines/

Here there's people like Bret that have no first hand experience
but for one reason or another just dislike the engine.

I don't have a 3300 but do have a 2200 waiting to be installed. Since
I haven't ran it yet I can't give you a first hand report. However since
I did my homework and bought one you can say I felt confident.

OW



"Russell Duffy" wrote in message
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Greetings,

The subject pretty much says it all. I'm looking to hear from those who
are flying a 3300 Jabiru engine. I've heard that there were some problems
in the early days, but I was told that since about 2002, the engines have
been working very well, with no problems. Can anyone confirm or deny
this? Again, I'm most interested in first hand info, from people who are
actually flying the engine.

Thanks,
Rusty

Do you think it would be worth it to pay the extra money for an Ellison
( if you wanted to go the throttle body route? ) I don't know of many
people putting Ellisons on Jabirus, I guess because of the price, but I
haven't heard much bad about them.

Neal


Russell Duffy wrote:
Hi Kyle,

I've looked all through the Sonex archives, and just can't find anyone
complaining. By all accounts, the more recent engines are just dandy, but I
wanted to ask here to see if there was something I was missing. I actually
like the AeroCarb, but know they had some sticking problems with them.

Thanks,
Rusty



"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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I have an acquaintance who has the 3300 on his Sonex. He has
approximately 100 trouble-free hours on it. On the other hand, he
installed an Aero-Carb on it, and had lots 'o problems with it before he
repaced it with the stock carb...

You might try googling the Sonex board. I'd guess it probably has the
easiest to corral group of 3300 flyers. You may have to join to browse the
messages.

KB

On 2 Nov 2005 07:30:20 -0800, wrote:

Do you think it would be worth it to pay the extra money for an Ellison
( if you wanted to go the throttle body route? ) I don't know of many
people putting Ellisons on Jabirus, I guess because of the price, but I
haven't heard much bad about them.


when I checked them out they didnt have an idle cutout.

Stealth Pilot