Peter, In fact, Ken Thomas of Jasper, AL has been flying his KR-2S behind a 3300 Jabaru for a while. You'll find a few external shots of his plane towards the top of the 2004 KR Gathering photos. <http://krnet.org/mvn2004/> I don't think Ken is on the email list.
I am renting part of one of my hangars to a young man that just finished a Sonex using the Jabaru 3300. He's flying at about 250# less gross weight than I am, but his Sonex easily out climbs my O-200 powered KR. It isn't until we pitch over into cruise that I go smoking past him. Nice power plant. I wish it had better choices for a carb. He's been using the aerocarb, which has has caused him a few issues. I'm not a huge fan of the Bing carbs either. Apparently the newer model Jabarus have an improved cooling fin design that has helped significantly with the cylinder head temp problems that this model engine used to suffer from. In my judgement, it is a good light weight powerplant and certainly a viable engine for the KR series. Jeff Scott A&P Los Alamos, NM ----- Original Message ----- Hi All There has been some discussion about Jabiru engines. I am in the process of purchasing a Jabiru 3300 for my KR2s We feel we need the extra grunt of 120hp to get out of some of the tiny farm strips we have in the UK. Is there anyone flying a KR with one out there? Peter Drake Hereford UK
