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Following are a
few photos from Sun'n Fun 2006:
April 4 - 10,
2006, Lakeland, Florida
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ZODIACs at the Zenith
Aircraft Co. booth at Sun'n Fun 2006
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Zenith's factory
demonstrator ZODIAC XL (powered
by a Jabiru 3300 engine).
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Phil
Maxson's polished Corvair-powered
Zodiac XL at Sun'n Fun
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Two
Corvairs in the air at Sun'n Fun:
Phil Maxson's ZODIAC XL (photographed from William
Wynne's ZODIAC XL (taildragger).
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The Zenith crew unpacks a ZODIAC XL
Kit
which was on display during the week.
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AMD (Eastman, Georgia) displayed a couple of factory-assembled
ZODIAC XL S-LSA aircraft powered by
the Continental O-200
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Flight training in the
ZODIAC XL
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Both the STOL CH 701 and
STOL CH 801 were flown once
again from Mexico, Missouri to Lakeland, Florida (and back)...
nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 km.) each way.
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Sun'n Fun
2006: The 2nd
Annual "Webmasters BBQ" was a great success
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Designer Chris
Heintz chatting with builders at the BBQ.
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The Heintz
clan at the BBQ
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The Flight
Crafters crew worked on a ZODIAC
XL Kit wing assembly as well as a STOL CH 701 kit.
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The Zodiac
XL Kit
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Phil
Maxson's polished new Corvair-powered
Zodiac XL at Sun'n Fun
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Chris
Heintz design forum at Sun'n Fun
- Click
here to read design articles by Chris Heintz
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STOL
CH 701 and 801 at Sun'n Fun
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Designer Chris Heintz
"Forums" at Sun'n Fun:
Chris Heintz, designer of the Zenith Aircraft kits, is scheduled once again to speak on
light aircraft design and construction at Sun'n Fun.
The forums are an excellent
opportunity to learn more about Zenith Aircraft kit designs - right from the source!
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Short
Title |
Tuesday
4/4/2006 |
1:00 -
2:00 PM |
Tent #4 |
Light
Aircraft Design For Performance & Efficiency |
Wednesday
4/5/2006 |
1:00 -
2:00 PM |
Tent #4 |
Sheet
Metal Construction & Riveting |
Thursday
4/6/2006 |
12:00 -
1:00 PM |
Tent #1 |
Riveting
& Sheet-Metal Construction
For The 1st Time Builder |
Schedule subject to change -
see actual program. |
- A Zenith kit was
be under
construction in the Sheet Metal Workshop area throughout the week at
the convention.
- Factory-assembled
Zodiac LSA for Sport Pilots
Meet the folks from AMD at the Zenith Aircraft booth and see a
brand-new Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA)
ZODIAC
XL. They'll tell you all about the certified LSA version of the
Zodiac. AMD markets and distributes the factory-built
Light-Sport Aircraft (S-LSA)
ZODIAC
XL.
- William Wynne's
Corvair Powered Zodiac
The ZenVair ZODIAC XL will be on display at the Zenith Aircraft booth
during the Sun'n Fun show, and a complete firewall-forward package by
the Corvair Authority will also be on display: "My crew
and myself will be on hand at the booth all week to answer any
questions builders might have" says William. For more
information: www.FlyCorvair.com
From previous years at Sun'n Fun...
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Designer Chris
Heintz at the builders' BBQ (Sun'n Fun 2005)
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Corvair
engine powered ZODIAC XL at the Zenith booth (Sun'n Fun fly-in 2005)
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On the Sun'n Fun flightline (2003) |
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Zenair 701
at the 2004 Sun'n Fun |
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A STOL CH 801 leading-edge slat and wing assembly was on
display (2002) |
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Zenith
Aircraft Company was presented with a Sun'n Fun plaque in 1999 "in
appreciation of 25 years support" to the EAA Sun'n Fun fly-in convention. |
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complete details about attending this major aviation event.
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