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Aircraft and simulator background
The J170 shares Jabiru's two-seat, strut-braced high-wing layout with the J160. Fixed tricycle gear, the Jabiru 2200 four-cylinder engine and electric flaps form the configuration described in IRIS's manual. Wing and weight differences identify the J170 within the pair.
Jabiru J170
IRIS Simulations / Orbx · Read more ↗Control runs and elevator trim
A common central stick operates Teleflex push-pull primary controls. Elevator trim uses a cable to load springs against a friction lock, with nose-up selection raising the elevator. The manual describes the J160 and J170 together while retaining their wing and weight distinctions.
Jabiru J170
IRIS Simulations / Orbx · Read more ↗The IRIS package
The product page identifies the J160/J170 package for MSFS 2020. Its published 1.5.6 product version and the manual's v2.0.0 label describe different parts of the documentation record.
Jabiru J170
IRIS Simulations · Read more ↗Meet Jabiru J170
The J170 shares Jabiru's two-seat, strut-braced high-wing layout with the J160. Fixed tricycle gear, the Jabiru 2200 four-cylinder engine and electric flaps form the configuration described in IRIS's manual. Wing and weight differences identify the J170 within the pair.
The simulator's Option A and Option B refer to avionics arrangements. Both use the documented central-stick and push-pull control layout.
Jabiru J170
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History & design
Part of Jabiru’s light-aircraft family
The J170 belongs to the aircraft-and-engine programme that Jabiru began in Bundaberg in 1988. The manufacturer’s history records a later shift towards Light Sport and Experimental categories from 2017. That change in production approach provides context for the factory-built and kit choices offered in the current range.
Jabiru Aircraft · Our journey ↗Manufacturer company history; category changes are not retroactive
A design centred on training
Jabiru presents today’s J170-D as a two-seat training and utility aircraft, using its own four-cylinder 2200 GEN4 engine and a fixed-pitch propeller. It is offered through factory-build, kit and builder-assist routes. These current production details should not be assumed to describe the older IRIS simulation without checking its manual.
Jabiru Aircraft · J170: The Worker ↗Current J170-D manufacturer description; simulator version is separate
Systems & details
Control runs and elevator trim
A common central stick operates Teleflex push-pull primary controls. Elevator trim uses a cable to load springs against a friction lock, with nose-up selection raising the elevator. The manual describes the J160 and J170 together while retaining their wing and weight distinctions.
The IRIS package
The product page identifies the J160/J170 package for MSFS 2020. Its published 1.5.6 product version and the manual's v2.0.0 label describe different parts of the documentation record.
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
MSFS 2020IRIS Simulations Jabiru J170
IRIS Simulations · Released
IRIS Simulations Jabiru J170
IRIS Simulations · Released
Manuals & resources
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Developer manual
Jabiru J170 — IRIS Simulations / Orbx referenceJabiru J170
PDF1,11-14,21,32-33
IRIS Simulations / Orbx · Read the source ↗Developer documentation
Jabiru J170 — IRIS Simulations referenceJabiru J170
Aircraft-specific product description and compatibility requirements
IRIS Simulations · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Developer manual
Jabiru J170 — IRIS Simulations / Orbx referenceIRIS Simulations / Orbx · PDF1,11-14,21,32-33Developer documentation
Jabiru J170 — IRIS Simulations referenceIRIS Simulations · Aircraft-specific product description and compatibility requirementsAircraft reference
Our journeyJabiru Aircraft · Reviewed public summary; original privately archived 2026-10-12 J170: The WorkerJabiru Aircraft · Reviewed public summary; original privately archived 2026-10-12Built-in force-feedback profiles
Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.
Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 2 profile choices
IRIS Simulations Jabiru J170
IRIS Simulations · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
A J160-related two-seat light aircraft distinguished by its wing and weight configuration.
Jabiru J170
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A J160-related two-seat light aircraft distinguished by its wing and weight configuration.
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