Manuals
Everything a Jabiru owner needs, now online.All manuals on this page can be searched by pressing Ctrl-F or ⌘-F, and then typing in your relevant search term.
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Engine Maintenance Manuals
Engine Maintenance Manual JEM0002-12 (Revision 12, 29 August, 2024)
J5100 Engine Maintenance Manual JEM5101-4 (Revision 4, September 2020)
Generation 4 Engine Maintenance Manual JEM0005-8 (Revision 8, September 2024)
Engine Overhaul Manuals
Generation 4 2200 / 3300 Overhaul Assembly and Parts Book JEM0004-12 (Revision 12, 20 September 2023)
2200 / 3300 Overhaul Manual JEM0001-25 (Revision 25, 02 Feb 2025)
Regulator Instructions
Maintenance Persons Information
Click here for Procedure for Cylinder Head Modification for CHT Sensor Installation
Click here for Generation 4 Engine Ram-Air Ducts Installation
Troubleshooting Strobe Systems
Engine Installation Manuals
J2200 Engine Installation Manual (Revision 11 March 2020)
J3300 Engine Installation Manual (Revision 9 March 2020)
J5100 Engine Installation Manual (Revision 1 June 2009)
J2200 & J3300 Engine (Gen 4) Installation Manual (Revision 3, April 2022)
Propeller Technical Manuals
Propeller Technical Manual (Issue 5, 11th August 2022)
2200 and 3300 Jabiru Scimitar Propeller Manual (Revision 7, November 5 2022)
Aircraft Technical Manuals
J120, J160/170, J230 Aircraft Technical Manual (Revision 14, Feb 17, 2025)
Standard Wiring Practices
Tail Pipe Fitting into Muffler Body for Non-Jabiru Airframes
Throttle Cable Kit
Airframe Constructors Manual
In these Manuals you will find all the instructions that you will need to build your very own Jabiru, one step or task at a time. Each task in these Manuals stands alone, with the intention that each task will be completed before you move on to the next task. There are many good reasons for this approach: you can easily keep track of where you are in the build; it forms a checklist to ensure that nothing gets overlooked; and in many cases a task will be dependant on the completion of a previous task and if the sequence shown in the Table of Contents is followed there will be no issues of this kind.
The Table of Contents of this Manual is also the Build Sequence.
The Constructors Manual is being written and updated on a continuous basis and the information on this page will be regularly updated. In all cases the version of each task or Manual is the date in the footer, where the latest date is the current version, so if you have downloaded a task and you want to check if there has been an update just check the date in the footer.
There are 6 model-specific Constructors Manuals listed below. They are reasonably large (~25MB) .pdf files that have been optimised for fast web viewing: click on them to view or download. Each Manual has a linked Table of Contents (ToC): click on any heading in the ToC to go directly to that task – this is a standard navigation feature in pdf files
If you only want a specific task and don’t want to view or download the model-specific files, then below the Constructors Manuals are all the individual tasks in the Constructors Manual, listed in the correct build sequence, all of which are small .pdf files of between 4 and 8 pages. Click on any task to view or download.
Model identification for the individual files: “J100” denotes J160 and J170, “J2400” denotes J230, J250, J430 and J450. “J2430” denotes J230 and J430, “J2450” denotes J250 and J450 and so on. “JALL” denotes all “J” series aircraft.
Regardless of which tasks you choose to view, we recommend that you start by reading the General Introduction before proceeding to the individual tasks. This contains important information and should be read thoroughly before and during your build.
Jabiru J160 Construction Manual March 2015
Jabiru J170 Construction Manual March 2015 (See individual sections below for updates)
Jabiru J230 Construction Manual April 2014 (See individual sections below for updates)
Jabiru J430 Construction Manual April 2010 (See individual sections below for updates)
Jabiru J250 Construction Manual April 2010
Jabiru J450 Construction Manual April 2010
Build Sequence for Kit Aircraft
Preface JALL July 2021
General Introduction JALL Nov 2021
Pre-Paint → Fuselage
Underbody penetrations_J2400 Oct 2022
Fit ventral fin and trim horn_JALL July 2021
Prepare fuselage_J100 July 2017
Prepare fuselage_J2400 Nov 2021
Pre-Paint → Fuselage → Undercarriage
Undercarriage_Fit main gear JALL Oct 2021
Pre-Paint → Fuselage → Firewall Forward
Fit firewall_JALL Nov 2021
Firewall fittings_ J170_J2400 Oct 2022
Fuel Pump fittings_JALL Nov 2021
Assemble and fit nose gear_J2400 Nov 2021
Fit windscreen_JALL April 2014
Fit engine and mount_J2400 July 2021
Fit control cables and lines_J2400 Nov 2021
Pre-Paint → Empennage
Fit vertical NACA0012 tail fin J2400 Nov 2021
Fit elevator J160 Jul 2017
Fit elevator_J170_2400 November 2021
Fit horizontal stabiliser_J100 April 2019
Fit horizontal stabiliser J170_2400 Nov 2021
Fit Rudder J100 Jul 2017
Fit Rudder J2400 Jul 2017
Pre-Paint → Engine
Fit ram air cooling ducts J2400 Nov 2021
Fit oil cooler J2400 Nov 2021
Fit cowling J2400 Nov 2021
Pre-Paint → Interior
Fuel System J2400 Jun 2023
Fit seatbelt anchors J200 Oct 2022
Pre-Paint → Wings
Fit fuel tank filler body J100 2430 Aug 2024
Prepare wing root J2430 Aug 2024
Fit Wing tips J170 J2430 (deleted section – Jun 2024)
Fit Z-spar ailerons J170 2400 Sep 2022
Paint
Post-Paint → Fuselage
Fit Panel Mounted Throttle JALL Nov 2021
Post-Paint → Interior
Fit flap drive motor J2400 Nov 2021