Geoff13 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Can anyone please point me in the direction of the Specs for this aircraft. I am particularly after MTOW and empty weight. Also fuel quantity and cruise speed. Cheers Geoff13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabSP6 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Hi Geoff13 I have one of these aircraft and it depends who built it and what additional items have been fitted as to the weight of it. I bought mine already built and it came in at 284kgs empty and the MTOW is 500kgs. In saying that i have also seen some of the SP6's as heavy as 320kgs empty with the same MTOW. My aircraft has an 85 ltr fuel tank behind the seat. I have seen other SP's with wing tanks giving 135 ltrs but the heavier wings increased the empty weight of the aircraft. The cruise speed is a comfortable 120 kts and will generally burn around 20ltrs/hr. You have the same engine as the 230 only lessweight and drag so you should get a better cruise and fuel usage than the 230. The only downside is the carrying capacity is much less than the 230. Safe Flying JabSP6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mak720 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hi there JabSP6, are you aware if the SP6 can be re-weighed and certified to meet 544kgs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabSP6 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Mak720 I dont believe they can be registered to a higher MTOW. The original SP's with the 4 cylinder were 450KG MTOW and some of the 6 cylinders aircraft were increased to 500KG MTOW. I believe you are able to increase the 450kg aircraft to 500kg but i dont think you could go higher. It would be worth looking into this some more. I would certainly welcome the additional 44kgs. Safe Flying JabSP6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I have a UL 500 -6 registered for 500 kg. (empty weight 296kg ) I recently asked Jabiru about uprating it to 544kg and was given a flat 'No' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thats only 204kg carrying capacity. Would be a 1 up only for me and full fuel and a bit of luggage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabSP6 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Hi Toady Unfortunately 500kgs is it for the SP range of Jabiru. 95% of my flying is on my own going to work and back each week so the weight is not a problem with full fuel. On the very odd occasion that I do take a passenger anywhere I have to reduce fuel level to stay within the MTOW. The only option to increase your MTOW is to upgrade to a bigger Jabiru. Safe Flying JabSP6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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