The J230 is a two-seat development of the four-seat Jabiru J430, optimized for the US light-sport category, which is restricted to two seats. The J230 uses the same wings and fuselage as the J430, but deletes the back seats, leaving a large baggage compartment. While the J430 has a gross weight of 15400NaN0, the J230 is restricted to a gross weight of 13200NaN0.[3]
The J230 features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a large rear baggage compartment, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The cockpit is 440NaN0 wide
The aircraft is made from composites. Its 31.31NaN1 span wing has an area of 103square feet and mounts flaps. The aircraft's recommended installed engine power 1200NaN0 and the standard engine used is the 1200NaN0 Jabiru 3300 four-stroke powerplant. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 600 hours. The design is approved for night flying.[2]
The J230 has a standard empty weight of 8160NaN0, which combined with a full fuel capacity of 2160NaN0 and a gross weight of 13200NaN0 leaves 2880NaN0 for crew, passenger and cargo with full fuel.[4]
The J230 is listed on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.[5] [6]
By December 2011 one hundred examples had been registered and flown worldwide.