The J160 was designed to meet JAR-VLA European airworthiness standards by Jabiru Aircraft Pty Ltd of Bundaberg, QLD.

The D-112 Club series was developed from the D-11 Club series, embodying some major design refinement, in the late 1960s, being the most popular of the Jodel series of light touring and sporting monoplanes in France

The Jabiru J230 series is the culmination of the series fitted with a six-cylinder Jabiru engine and aimed at the registered general aviation market.

Photograph: Jodel D-150 Sky Prince VH-LPN (c/n N189) at Wedderburn, NSW in August 2005 (David C Eyre) Country of origin: France Description: Two-seat light sport monoplane Power Plant: One 78 kw (105 hp) Potez 4 E20 four-cylinder in-line air-cooled engine Specifications: Wingspan: 8.15 m (26 ft 9 in) Length: 6.3

In about 2012 Jabiru Aircraft of Bundaberg, QLD was looked at extending its range of aircraft and looked at building a helicopter and a twin-engine variant of the Jabiru light sporting aircraft.

Photograph: Jodel DR-1050M Sky King VH-KVC (c/n V67) at Narromine, NSW in September 2012 (David C Eyre) Country of origin: France Description: Three-seat light touring monoplane Power Plant: One 75 kw (100 hp) Continental O-200A four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine Specifications: Wingspan: 8.72 m (28 ft 7½ in) Length: 6.35 m