Jabiru Latest News:-

BIGGEST NEWS IN 2013 is the upcoming release of Jabiru engines using roller cam followers.

Used in automotive applications for many years roller followers reduce friction in the engine and with reduced friction comes lower heat generation, less wear and lower fuel consumption.

In the case of the Jabiru engine the roller followers also forced a re-design of the cam profile which in turn reduced peak valve acceleration to improve valve train longevity.

To accomodate the new parts there have been changes to the crankcase, new pushrods and pushrod cover tubes.

The hollow pushrod (incorporating oil feed to rockers) configuration has been retained, as have the forged steel valve rocker arms.

Prototypes using roller cams have been operating for several years now with some test engines already exceeding 1000 hrs time in service.

As 2013 begins around 7000 Jabiru engines have been built and are used worldwide in many applications with approx. 200,000 hours of Jabiru engine operations.

The latest developments (and those yet to come) will continue to refine the breed as Jabiru Aircraft continues to allow more people to fly more often.