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Flying the STOL CH 701 with the 85-hp Jabiru
2200 engine.
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Flying the STOL CH 701 with the 85-hp Jabiru 2200 engine.
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At the country club...
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STOL CH 701 used as a trainer in Guadeloupe |
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STOL CH 701 used as a trainer in Guadeloupe |
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Beach take-off in the STOL CH 701 |
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STOL CH 701 used as a basic trainer (located in France) |
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African
STOL CH 701
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From the
zenith.aero online
community for builders and flyers:
The STOL CH 701 on amphibious floats at AirVenture 2009 |
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Zenair #1150 amphibious float on display at Oshkosh AirVenture 2009
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The Jabiru 2200 engine on display at Oshkosh AirVenture 2009
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May 18, 2009: Congratulations to
STOL CH 750 builder Jim Smith of Claremore, Oklahoma, upon his
successful maiden flight today!
He reported: "Took it on it's first flight at 6:45 a.m. this
morning. Wow! One of life's great thrills. It just flew beautifully.
I started my takeoff roll and gently pulled the stick back to get
the nose in the air. I had planned to note when the wheels left the
ground so I would know rotate speed but it lifted off immediately.
Climb out was great. This aircraft is very easy to fly. At 4,000
feet I let go of the stick and it flew wing level... "I couldn't be
more pleased with the performance or handling... You guys who are
building a 750 are going to be thrilled with your airplanes!!!!!!"
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STOL CH 750 built by
Jim Smith. His
airplane is the first amateur-built STOL CH 750 to be completed from
a kit!
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Zenith introduces the
STOL CH 750 light sport
utility aircraft at Oshkosh AirVenture.
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Elmer Webster's STOL CH 701, as featured in the July 2009 issue
of Kitplanes magazine (Completions, page
70):
"Take two winters of evenings and
weekends, add the engineering genius of Chris Heintz, and stir in a
few dollars. The result is N701ET, a really tough little sport
flier! The Zenith CH 701 kit was a snap to build and the
easiest plane to fly I've ever seen. Built and trimmed exactly
to the plans, the first flight was essentially hands-off with no
surprises. It has a Rotax 912S powerplant, long range tanks
and many little extras. I also added the tail feathers VGs,
and after 55 hours, 50- to 60-foot takeoffs are routine. Wheel
skis and floats are next on the agenda! An ideal fishing
machine, it can be seen here, resting in its natural habitat on a
riverbank in south central Alaska."
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STOL CH 701 with agricultural crop spraying equipment for "crop
dusting"
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STOL CH 701 bushplane |
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Turkish STOL CH 701
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Two STOL aircraft in the air...
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Video clip: Excellent demonstration of the
STOL CH 701 short field capability: Short take-offs and steep aproaches...
STOL CH 701
Video Clips
More YouTube Video Clips |
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STOL CH 701 amphibian at the Sun'n Fun 2009 "Splash In", taxiing down the
ramp into the lake... |
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From the
zenith.aero online
community for builders and flyers:
STOL CH 701 in the middle-east |
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From the
zenith.aero online
community for builders and flyers:
STOL on an Australian beach... |
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STOL CH 750 LS: Factory-built Light Sport Aircraft
"With the new CH-750, Zenith Aircraft seems poised to attain dominance
in the light STOL and bush plane markets. These planes easily compete
with established and almost folkloric names like the Piper Super Cub and
for some good reasons: The Zeniths are very reasonably priced and their
performance operating in short fields surpass the numbers offered by
their competitors."
- Pablo Edronkin, June 1, 2009.
Review by
Andinia.com, the Portal for Outdoor Sports, Nature and Adventure
Enthusiasts.
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Beaches can make great, long runways... |
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Leading Edge Slats on two different aircraft... |
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African
STOL CH 701
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African
STOL CH 701
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From the
zenith.aero online
community for builders and flyers:
STOL CH 701 equipped with snow skis (and tethered to logs). |
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"Sky Jeep" STOL CH 701 with a belly cargo pod, on
snow skis.
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Extreme STOL
Flying Demo (testing VGs) on skis.
Bob Jones of Alaska installed and tested
Zenith micro
Vortex Generators (VGs) to the underside of his elevator, and
produced this video to demonstrate their effectiveness. |
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Taxiing the STOL CH 701 (with larger tundra tires) |
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STOL CH 701 short take-off and climb |
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STOL CH 701... "climbing like a homesick angel..." |
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Landing the STOL CH 701 (with larger tundra tires), powered by the Rotax
912S |
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Taxiing the STOL CH 701 (with larger tundra tires) |
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STOL CH 701 amphibian |
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STOL CH 701 amphibian, powered by the turbo Rotax 912 engine |
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The turbo Rotax 912 engine installation |
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Rotating the STOL CH 701 for a short take-off |
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STOL CH 701 |
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Yellow STOL CH 701 powered by the 115-hp Rotax 914 turbo. |
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STOL CH 701
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From the
zenith.aero online
community for builders and flyers:
Canadian STOL CH 701 on "puddlejumper" floats
(Labrador, Canada)
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STOL CH 701 in Guatamala |
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The huge Airbus A380 in front of two
STOL CH 701 aircraft (photographed in June at the Paris Air Show).
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Flying the STOL CH 701 from a dirt field in Mexico |
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NEW Video Clip:
Pilot demonstrates very short take-off in the four-seat utility
STOL CH 801
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Bill Rewey's four-seat STOL CH 801 (Verona, Wisconsin):
"Total cost was about $40,000 using a used
(but overhauled) Lycoming O-320 engine. N171WR has an IFR panel, wing
leveler, elevator and aileron trip, and a 60 gallon fuel capacity .
Thanks for a great kit and great design. Factory assistance was
outstanding"
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Flying the
STOL CH 701 from the backyard field |
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Modifications will affect the specifications and performance of the
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