Jabiru's Light-Sport 4-seat twin

[Aeromot]

Jabiru J432 Twin-Engine LSA Debuts in US Under MOSAIC

Experience twin-engine redundancy and 125-knot cruises at 8 gph. Discover how MOSAIC brings the Jabiru J432 LSA and homebuilt kit to US pilots.

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Jabiru Light Sport Aircraft - J432 – The Twin

Jabiru's first twin-engine aircraft, and a perfect entry into twin-engine ownership.

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[Cap'n Ron]

Fixed pitch props? Fixed gear? Strutted high wings? Shades of the Champion Lancer!



I'm wondering if those Jabiru engines stop dead when power is lost (like a Rotax) so they're not creating a ton of windmilling drag if one quits. I would like to have seen single engine climb rate and service ceiling numbers.

Doing the math, I see a 280kg useful load, which is about 620 lb. 135L of fuel is about 36 gallons, or 216 lb, leaving a payload of about 400 lb. That's not a lot to spread around four seats. Like maybe two people and either a couple of suitcases or one kid in the back, and that's about it. Not what I'd call a "go anywhere tourer". But still, a lot of airplane for $260,000USD, especially if it's IFR capable. OTOH, with fixed pitch props, it's not going to be legal for initial ME rating training/testing.

 

[GWelch]

Pretty cool. Seems like it's oriented to twin training with the smaller Jab engine and the 125-knot cruise. I'm guessing that at some point they'll offer it with the larger 3300 engines, which might make cruise speed a little more persuasive for the light twin market.

 

[Cap'n Ron]

Pretty cool. Seems like it's oriented to twin training with the smaller Jab engine

Not without featherable props. Only way you can bring an unfeatherable twin to an ME checkride is if you already have an ME rating earned in something featherable, e.g., adding AMES in a fixed pitch twin seaplane to CP-AMEL earned including feathering. See PP/CP/ATP ACS Appendix 2 Multiengine Considerations.