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Start building your STOL CH 701 or
CH 750
for just $375 at a workshop or with the
Rudder Starter Kit
Next hands-on workshops:
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Check out Photos
2020
Zenith Homecoming | Timelapse
Video | Slideshow
Video
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We've published a new Zenith Aircraft magazine, chock-full
of information on building and flying your own Zenith. This free
48-page full color magazine provides an excellent introduction to
the world of recreational flying and kit aviation, and covers all
Zenith aircraft kit models, including the STOL CH 701. Contact
Zenith Aircraft Company to have one mailed to you.
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How do we top the highly
successful One
Week Wonder project (where a complete Zenith CH 750 Cruzer was
built in less than seven days at EAA Oshkosh AirVenture)?
EAA has announced their "Give
Flight" project where five (5) complete sets of wings will
be started during the week
at Oshkosh by various EAA Chapters (to be taken home after the
show to become part of a group-built airplane). We're thrilled that
EAA has asked Zenith Aircraft to provide three sets of wings for
the Give Flight project. Three new Zenith aircraft (two Zenith
CH 750 Cruzers and one Zenith CH 650) will be started at Oshkosh
this summer with the help of volunteers! If you're a Zenith builder
(or want to learn) please join us in building and teaching others
about the joys of aircraft kit building!
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STOL Flying Fun. Ultimate
flying video with the Zenith STOL
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EAA
Experimenter magazine:
Bob Rychel's two Zenith planes!
"Two Planes in Three Years"
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Snow Day at the Zenith Aircraft
Factory
Let's go flying on 6 inches of fresh
snow in the STOL CH 750! Video
clip
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STOL Flying Champions!
Congratulations to Chris Anderson, Jock Struthers, and to Deane
Philip for taking first, second and third place in the third
annual "Healthy Bastards STOL competition" in New Zealand
on Saturday, January 31, 2015.
Watch the
video! | More
info and details
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One
Week Wonder Summary Video
Watch the new five-minute video from EAA about the One Week
Wonder project and see why Aero-News Network named the project
"Best of Show " at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. In just
seven days, more than 2,500 volunteers helped build a Zenith
CH 750 Cruzer airplane (from a kit)!
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One Week Wonder! 2,500 EAA's help build a Zenith CH 750
Cruzer.
The story behind the legacy, by Jonathan Porter.
EAA
EXPERIMENTER magazine, October 2014 issue
Read
the full story
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One
Week Wonder Time Lapse Video
Watch as the entire One
Week Wonder Zenith CH 750 Cruzer comes together in just 45
seconds!
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The EAA
staff-built Zenith STOL CH 750 performs a short take-off
(piloted here by Tracy Buttles) at the Zenith
Open Hangar Day "STOL Competition" (September 19,
2014)
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This STOL CH 750 won the competition at
the 2014
Zenith Open Hangar Day "STOL Competition" (September
19, 2014)
"Jan was flying a Zenith
STOL CH750 powered with the Viking 110 engine. His take off
measured 109-feet, and his landing measured 110-feet for a
combined winning score of 219-feet."
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First flight of the EAA staff built
Zenith STOL CH 750 in Oshkosh
A week after the One Week Wonder's first flight, the first flight of
the EAA staff built Zenith STOL CH 750 took place on 8/13/14!
Congratulations EAA! More
info on the EAA staff's Zenith kit project
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One Week Wonder
- Oshkosh 2014
What an awesome week it
was! Thank you to all who helped with this project, especially
the volunteers and sponsors!
Photo
album of the One Week Wonder project | First
Flight Video | Volunteers
at Work - Day 3 of 7 Video
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Zenith CH 750 Cruzer on Full-Lotus
amphibious floats at the Zenair 40th anniversary celebration
(7/19/14)
Chris Heintz
joined Zenair Ltd.
to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Zenair factory at Huronia Airport in Midland, Ontario, Canada.
Photos from the event: Facebook
photos | More
Photos
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The Zenith STOL CH 750 with the Rotax
912iS engine installation.
Developed by Skytek
Aircraft Services (of Vernon, British Columbia) the new
fuel-injected Rotax
912iS is now available as a complete Rotax
Engine Installation Kit for your Zenith. (Skytek also offers
professional builder assistance service to Zenith builders)
Video Clips: Short
Take-Off and Landing | Flying
with the Rotax 912iS | Engine
Installation Explained | Rotax-Owner.com
Zenith Builder Videos
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YouTube
Video Clip: River crossing with the "Sky Jeep"
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From Zenith.Aero:
Australian
STOL CH 750 "climbing skywards like a homesick angel."
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February 2014
STOL
Competition Winners: Two Zenith STOL aircraft take first and second
place in New Zealand STOL Flying Competition!
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Video Clip: Take-offs and landings
on snow-covered runway. More
Zenith STOL CH 750 Videos.
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The CH
750 Quick Build Kit, ready for pick-up at the Zenith factory
(This particular Quick Build Kit was
loaded on a U-Haul trailer and driven home to Oregon from the Zenith
factory in Mexico, Missouri).
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First
Flight Video (Novermber 6, 2013): Flying the Zenith
CH 750 behind the new Rotax
912iS engine installation.
Roger Dubbert from the Zenith factory flies the STOL CH 750 with the
Rotax 912iS engine installation. Based on the proven concept of the
Rotax 912 engine, the new 912iS engine offers a new engine
management system (including fuel injection). The new Rotax
installation was a collaboration project between Rotax distributor Rotech
Research Canada, Ltd., Skytek
Aircraft Services Ltd. and Zenith. Complete engine and
installation kits (firewall forward packages) will be available
soon.
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Zenith
CH 750 CRUZER on the cover of the November 2013 issue of KITPLANES
magazine, cover story: "A Zenith for the Asphalt Jungle" Pages
6 - 15, story by editor Paul Dye:
"It is dependable and
honest, flies at 120 mph, operates easily and smoothly off of paved and
prepared runways, and will teach pilots good flying habits. There is
plenty of cockpit space and the baggage area is cavernous."
...more
Press Reviews
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Follow-Up: Photos
from the 2013 Open Hangar Day (from September 20 &
21)
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Flying the Zenith STOL CH 750 with
re-positioned (drooped) wing leading edge slats for increase STOL
capability.
Video One
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Check out the new Zenith
CH 750 CRUZER aircraft. Zenith's latest design is
based on the STOL CH 750 but optimized for more speed, and features
a new wing design (without slats) and an all-new tail.
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EAA Zenith
Project Update: The fuselage has begun: "After three hours of
work, we had the bottom skin drilled to final size..."
Read the latest update on EAA’s Zenith STOL CH 750 staff kit build
project. EAA
(Experimental Aircraft Association) employees are building their own Zenith STOL CH 750 kit plane. |
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Updated (2/14/13)
X-Plane
10.20 Flight Simulator files for the STOL CH 750 (now supports
64-bit computing!)Fly the STOL CH 750 without leaving
your armchair! View
screenshots | Download
the free files for X-Plane
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Flying the STOL
CH 750 cross-country:
Video clips of the 1,000 mile trip to and from the Sebring Sport Aviation
Expo.
Flight
to Sebring | Flight
home
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"El Jeep
del aire"
("Sky Jeep" in English)
Zenith STOL CH 750 on the cover of AVION & PILOTO magazine,
February 2013 (Spain)
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EAA Video Update
#2: EAA staffers building the STOL CH
750
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The Quick Build Kit for the STOL CH
750.
View
video of the advanced kit. The Quick Build Kit is
available for an additional cost of $4,450.00 (when ordered with the
standard kit)
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PILOT
magazine, November 2012 issue, cover story: "Zenair CH 750 - A
kitplane with remarkable performance." Pages 50 - 56, cover story and
flight test review by Dave Unwin:
"The takeoff was
impressively brief, indeed we were flying also as soon as we started to
roll. ..visibility is every phase of flight really is excellent.
"I decided to hold the aircraft in a stall, and with the stick on the
back stop it simply sank straight ahead in a very stable condition with a
vertical speed of less than 500 fpm. You could ride it down to the
ground like this, and although you might burst the tires you would
definitely walk away. This is a very safe airplane."
"In conclusion, I was
hugely impressed by the STOL CH 750. In many ways an excellent example of
"function over form," its STOL performance is remarkable.
I flew it on a flat-calm day and was amazed at how little runway I used,
and this was the first time I'd ever flown one. I would imagine that with
a few hours on type, and say 20 kts on the nose, you could land (and
equally importantly - take off again) practically anywhere."
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Tenn-Air
specializes in custom professional builder assistance with the STOL CH 750
to get the kit owner "in the air quickly." Tenn-Air (Tennessee Aircraft Development,
LLC) is headed by the same principals
behind Jabiru USA and Arion Aircraft, with extensive experience
building light aircraft and with Jabiru engines. Tel. (931) 680-2800
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Video Clip:
Flying
the STOL CH 750 with the 130-hp UL Power 350iS engine and DUC Flash
propeller. |
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"Launch
Party"
EAA employees start building their own Zenith STOL CH 750 kit plane. |
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Follow-Up from Zenith Aircraft Company's
20th
anniversary / Open Hangar Day & Fly-In held this past September 21
& 22, 2012
Thanks to great weather and great company we had a wonderful Open Hangar Day and Fly-In to
celebrate Zenith Aircraft Company's 20th anniversary.
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from EAA.org:
EAA Employees To Build a Zenith CH750
September 5, 2012 - What better way to educate our staff about the
ins and outs of a homebuilt airplane than to build one ourselves?
The project has been launched by EAA's communities manager, Chad
Jensen, with full support from EAA senior staff and sponsorship from
Zenith Aircraft.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for EAA to show our love and
appreciation for homebuilt airplanes," Jensen said. "The
response I've received from interested staffers has been phenomenal,
and we can't wait to get started on the build!"
"Support of the E-AB community is something I am committed to
doing, and seeing an opportunity like this to work with EAA on
project that will not only provide an education to their employees,
but to also see a group project come together and end up in the EAA
Employee Flying Club is something I am very proud to be a part
of," Sebastien Heintz of Zenitha Aircraft Company said. Ultimately, the goal here is education
and professional development of our staff, and ending up with an
airplane to fly at the end is icing on the cake! Read
more
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New
Builder Completions from around the world:
STOL CH 750 Brazil (South America)
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New STOL CH 750 features: Adjustable
Seats for the STOL CH 750 and new Quick Build Kit
Watch
the video clip
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EAA AirVenture (Oshkosh) 2012 follow-up
report.
Five video clips and photos of the many Zenith activities at
AirVenture 2012...
-- STOL CH 750 Quick Build Kit (supplied with
assembled fuselage!) and new adjustable seats! --
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July 2012: EAA AirVenture:
Youths
Work on Zenith CH 750 at AirVenture
More
Zenith Aircraft activities at AirVenture (Oshkosh)
Watch
the video clip!
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Update from
Zenith.Aero:
Russ Roberts' STOL CH 750 (New Harmony, Utah), featured in EAA
Sport Aviation magazine (July 2012 issue, page 105)
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Bob
McDonald's STOL CH 750 mounted to the #1450
Zenair Amphibious Floats
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Update from
Zenith.Aero:
Jerry Bryan's Zenith STOL CH 750: "Plane is flying very good. It likes to
cruise at about 105 MPH."
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Video Clip:
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Video Clip:
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April 16, 2012:
Zenith Aircraft Company introduces updated 3rd edition of the STOL CH 750
design with a taller cabin, now supplied as the standard
configuration.
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UL
Power engine installation and firewall-forward (FWF) package
development for the STOL CH 750.
- View
a Video Tour of the UL Power firewall-forward (FWF) package
for the STOL CH 750.
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Rick Carpenter (Williamsburg, Ohio) with
his Zenith STOL CH 750:
"I am a happy person today. The FAA gave me the green light to
fly !!! I would like to thank Zenith for putting this kit together
so will. I built this aircraft in less than one year, and I could
not have done this without Zenith making it so easy to do. I think
Zenith has done more than 49% but I am not complaining!!"
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Video Clips:
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Video Clip:
STOL Flying in northern California: STOL CH 750 and CH 701 light
sport utility kit planes
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Video Clip:
Demo flights in the STOL CH 750 at the Rancho
Tehama Open House by Doug Dugger of
Quality Sport Planes
(California)
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"Fly Fishing"
with the STOL CH 750 light sport utility airplane (video coming
soon...)
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Video
Clip:
Some of the planes at the Quality Sport Planes Open House/ Zenith West Coast Fly-In held on October 8, 2011, at the Cloverdale Airport in scenic northern California.
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Instrument
panel kits now with the latest 10-inch Dynon SkyView
avionics and new power panel.
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Video
Clip Wing Kit Assembly: Joining and riveting the internal kit parts together of the Zenith STOL CH 750
Here,
we show putting together the match-drilled parts of the wing kit. We
line the parts up, cleco (clamp), and rivet - it's that simple!
You'll notice that in this video clip we're using final hole size
match-drilled parts (straight off the CNC table).
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August 2, 2011:
Ben and Dee Duarte (from Oregon) picking up their STOL CH 750 kit at
the factory on their way home from Oshkosh.
Ben's CH 750 kit has been configured with a custom
tail-dragger gear configuration, and will be
powered by a Rotec radial engine swinging an 86-inch
propeller.
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Roger Bacon's STOL CH 750 in Ohio,
powered by a Jabiru 3300 engine.
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July 19, 2011:
HD
Video Clip: Flying the STOL CH 750 on a hot 100-deg. F. day
"Since it made it up to 100-degrees today (!) we
decided to fly our STOL CH 750 demo plane, equipped with the
six-cylinder Jabiru J3300, to see how it would cool and perform on
such a hot day. Verdict: It performed flawlessly and cooled us
down nicely."
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July 8, 2011:
Steve A. and Ron G. (right) each picked up a complete kit of their
favorite aircraft recently: A CH 750 for Steve and a CH
650 for Ron. Despite the rain, they loaded the two kits in a Budget rental truck for the drive home to Detroit (where the two are
GM engineers).
By picking up the kit at the factory, Steve and Ron saved both the
crating charges and the freight charges, and they were able to share
the rental truck fees, while also being able to visit the factory
(for the first time) and go up in a demo flight in the aircraft.
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The instrument
panel of the Zenith STOL CH 750 demo aircraft with a 10-inch
Dynon SkyView glass panel display incorporates the latest
multifunction display (with autopilot and transponder), and the
Garmin Aera 560 with XM satellite weather and radio.
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Video Clip:
Flying Zenith
Aircraft Company's new STOL CH 750
factory demo plane on grass
Long version:
Flying Zenith
Aircraft Company's new STOL CH 750
factory demo plane on grass
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From
Zenith.Aero:
Bill Alexander's first flight
photos and
videos (North Augusta, South Carolina): STOL CH 750 kit
airplane powered by the 100-hp Rotax 912S |
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May 2011:
Rounded nosewheel fork
assembly for the STOL CH 750 and CH 701 is now
available.
Lightweight tow bar
is also available for the new nosewheel fork system.
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April 31, 2011: Dr. Al Stuber with his 100th
passenger, Lila M. of Nashville, TN, at the most recent
factory workshop in Mexico, Missouri.
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Zenith's new
factory demo STOL CH 750 aircraft, replacing the original that
was
overturned in the tornado at Sun'n Fun 2011 |
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Video Clip:
Vern Knott's STOL CH 750 project |
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Mountain flying in the
STOL CH 750 SLSA (Lake Tahoe, Nevada).
More photos of this aircraft. |
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STOL CH 750 on
the Zenair Amphibious Floats: First take-off and landing
from water (in Italy)
View
Video Clips | Photos
| Details on Zenair Floats
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STOL CH 750 on
the Zenair Amphibious Floats
View
Video Clips | Photos
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Details on Zenair Floats
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Video
Clip: Flying
the STOL CH 750 in Brazil | Brazil
STOL CH 750
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Video
Clips: Trying
out the new 21-inch tires on the STOL CH 750: Part 1 | Part
2
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HD Video
Clips
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Marc Cook,
editor of Kitplanes
magazine, takes the STOL CH 750 up for a test flight during his
most recent visit to the Zenith Aircraft
factory in Mexico, Missouri, where he also built the rudder tail
starter kit for the STOL CH 750 at the
factory workshop.
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Video Tour
In their latest video release, Dan
Johnson and the Lightsport & Ultralight Flyer take a look at
Zenith Aircraft's STOL CH 750 kit airplane.
Join Dan
Johnson, president of LAMA (Light Aircraft Manufacturer's
Assoc.), as he takes you on a video tour of the high wing STOL CH
750 light sport utility aircraft.
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NEW: Take a
Virtual VR tour of the STOL CH 750 Cabin |
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Complete custom instruments
and avionics packages are now available directly from
Zenith Aircraft Company, using the Approach Systems Fast Stack Hub
and Harnesses for ease of installation with Dynon and Garmin
avionics.
Instrument Panel /
Options Flyer |
Video Clip of the custom instruments and avionics
kits |
Video Clip of the STOL CH 750 panel in action
| Sample
Instrument Panel Layout (template) |
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HD Video Clip:
Flying the STOL CH 750 off airport |
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From Zenith.Aero:
Photo gallery from the 19th annual Zenith Aircraft Co.
Open Hangar Day and Fly-In Gathering (Sept. 198, 2010 in Mexico,
Missouri) |
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Video
Clip: Flying the STOL CH 750 with a UL260i engine from ULpower.
Gus Warren of FlyWithGus.net shows us his Zenith STOL CH 750 light sport utility kit plane, equipped with the
ULPower UL260i
engine. This is a four-cylinder, air-cooled, direct drive aircraft engine: 97 hp @ 3300 rpm / 82 hp @ 2800 rpm. Installed weight is just 160 lbs. This is a modern powerplant with fully electronic ignition and multipoint fuel injection
(FADEC) system.
This CH750 is fitted with a prototype cowl: A new sleeker fiberglass cowl is in the
works, and a larger 130-hp variant, the UL350i,
is also available.
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July 26, 2010:
Gross
weight increase available for the STOL CH 750:
With the release of Edition 2 drawings, the design's maximum weight
has been increased to 1,440 lbs. (652 kg.) allowing for larger
engines, such as Lycoming's new 233 powerplant, and for added
utility.
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Bob McDonald's STOL CH 750 is featured in
the September 2010 issue of Canadian
Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) Flight magazine: "Culmination
of an Amazing Journey"
(cover story, section B, pages 1 - 2):
"The folks at Zenith Aircraft
make a CH750 kit that is an absolute joy to build... With the
building part now behind me I have to settle for the thrill of
flying my CH750."
View more Press
Reviews
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Dual Control Sticks
Frank Tompson (Florida) demonstrates the dual
control sticks option kit as installed
in his STOL CH 750. |
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STOL CH 750 at
Quality
Sport Planes (northern California). |
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May 2010:
FAA's National Kit Evaluation Team (NKET) visits Zenith Aircraft
Company to complete an on-site
kit evaluation of the STOL CH 750 kit, and subsequently
"approves" the kit to meet the major portion
requirement, as stated in a letter
to Zenith Aircraft Co. dated May 20, 2010.
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STOL CH 750 basic upholstery kit is now available.
While the seat frame is included with the complete STOL CH 750 kit
(as part of the finishing kit), the actual upholstery in not
included. The upholstery pictured (left) is a duplicate of the
upholstery installed in the factory demonstrator STOL CH 750, and is
now available for $795.00 as pictured.
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Video Clip:
Aero-TV: The STOL CH 750
Aero-TV reports on the STOL CH 750 from the Sebring LSA Show in
Florida |
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"HOW-TO" DVD from HomebuiltHelp.com
A complete how-to video library to assist builders with constructing
the STOL CH 750 from start to finish!
This is a great supplement to the Zenith drawings and photo assembly
guides...
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April 2010: Cross-Country Flying in the
STOL CH 750:
Flying 1,000 miles to Sun'n Fun (Lakeland, Florida) in the STOL CH
750
Click
here for the photos from Zenith.Aero |
Video Clips
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Recreational
Flyer magazine, the
official publication of the Recreational Aircraft Association of
Canada (RAAC), January - February 2010 issue: "Elevated"
(cover story, pages 22 - 29): "Chris Heintz saw the need for an
updated version [of the STOL CH 701], something with a larger cabin,
greater payload, and the ability to us an array of four stroke
engines. The CH 750 is the perfect plane for exploring and
camping off the beaten path..." Read
the full article.
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LED
Landing Light for the STOL CH 750:
This compact super-bright landing light mounts inside the wing
leading edge slat for a clean installation. The light can be
mounted on just one side (one wing) of the aircraft, or a landing
light kit can be installed into each wing (and synchronized for high
visibility wig-wag). The kit includes the pre-formed plexiglass
cover, mounting brackets. The light direction is
adjustable.
AeroLED MicroSun: 1,800 lumens, 20 watts
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Detailed
photos of the new Folding Wing Option Kit for the STOL CH 750.
View Schematic |
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Video
Clip: Demonstration of the folding wing option on the STOL CH
750 prototype airframe |
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STOL CH 750 on the cover of Aviators
Hotline magazine, April 2010, Sun'n Fun issue.
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Michael Schlichtman's STOL CH 750:
"After 13 months and 685 hours [including custom paint and
instrument panel], STOL CH750 N904MS is ready and cleared for
flight.
Jabiru 3300, GRT EFIS, GRT EIS, Garmin stack w/Garmin 496 XM
WX and music."
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Ten (10) STOL CH 750 rudder vertical tail
sections were built at the latest Zenith Aircraft
factory workshop (March 25, 2010) in
Mexico, Missouri. In addition to gaining hands-on building
experience, workshop participants toured
the factory, and went up for a demo flight in the STOL CH 750!
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PilotMag,
the magazine and online guide for adventure flying, chooses Zenith
Aircraft Company as the "Best Overall Kit Aircraft
Manufacturer Pick for 2010" (PilotMag's Best Picks for 2010,
Page 37, November / December 2009 issue) |
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Dr. Al Stuber with his STOL CH 750
(powered by the Rotax 912 ULS)
after the
first flight (3/5/10).
"I have logged 3 hrs. now and she is AWESOME and beautiful and weighs a lean 735 lbs. empty."
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Two STOL CH 750 aircraft recently
completed at the Can-Zac Aviation facilities.
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Video Clip:
Can-Zac Aviation's Mark
Townsend explains the "power build" builder assistance
program offered to STOL CH 750 kit builders, allowing builders
to complete the airframe in under three (3) weeks!
- Click
here for more information about available builder assistance
programs.
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On the cover of Trade-A-Plane
magazine, second January 2010 issue:
"Featured is Zenith Aircraft
Company's new STOL CH 750 light sport utility aircraft, piloted by
Zenith's demo pilot Roger Dubbert. The 750 is also available
factory built. Photographed by Kevin Wing over scenic Mark
Twain Lake in central Missouri from a STOL
CH 701 flown by Sebastien Heintz, owner of Zenith Aircraft
Co."
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Clem Kramer's STOL CH 750, which he
built in under a year: Read
the story in General Aviation News.
"Everything worked flawlessly," Kramer reported after the
18-minute first flight. "It was a thrill of a lifetime."
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New cowl for the Jabiru 3300 engine installation. We installed
JabiruUSA's firewall-forward package, which includes the engine
mount, cowl, and propeller. Thanks to Pete Krotje (of
JabiruUSA) for his help with the installation.
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July 2009:
DEMO VIDEO DVD
now features the STOL CH 750 (as well as the other Zenith kit
aircraft).
Order
your copy now
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STOL CH 750 Kit
Option: Micro Vortex Generators. Install these VGs on
the bottom of the elevator for
an even slower approach speed! Click here for more info.
Click here to order.
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Super-bright LED
wingtip LED Strobe / Nav / Position Lights: Three-in-one combination
lights for your STOL CH 750 using LED technology. Click here for more info.
Click here to order.
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July 2009: Teledyne Continental
Motors announced that its O-200 lightweight engine is now for sale
factory-direct. The 199-pound engine, which is up to 40 pounds
lighter than some earlier versions, is fully FAA-certified and comes
with a factory warranty and 2,000 hours TBO. The O200 is used in the
factory-built STOL CH 750 LS (light sport) S-LSA.
The engine comes complete with starter, ignition, and fuel systems,
at a list price of $21,499. Orders are being taken now and
deliveries will start next month, the company said. Trade-ins are
accepted from builders who already have a different engine but would
prefer the O200; details and limitations can be found on the company
Web site.
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"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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June 1, 2009: Testing larger tires on the STOL CH 750:
We recently tested larger tires and wheels on our prototype. These
affordable ATV tires are smooth and treadless (21x12-8) measuring
about 21-inches tall. These larger tires raise the height of
the airplane by nearly 2-inches. We did not change the standard
nosewheel (continuing to use an 18-inch tire on the standard 6-inch
wheel).
We used an affordable ATV tire that should meet the needs of most
sport pilots wanting good off-airport capability, without the weight
and cost of the larger "Alaska
bushwheels" (The standard tires supplied in the kit
measure about 18-inches tall, and are mounted on 6-inch Matco
wheels).
These larger tires make landings and taxiing smoother on grass or
dirt fields (with 5 - 10 PSI), and other non-prepared landing strips such as beaches.
(These tread-less tires are not made for paved runways). We've
only noticed a slight decrease in cruise performance (2 to 5 mph).
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Click
here to view a video clip as we test the tires on a
grass field.
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STOL CH 750 LS (Light Sport Aircraft) built by
AMD in Georgia
The factory-built Light Sport Aircraft is equipped with a
lightweight Continental O-200-D model, and nicely equipped with a
Dyon / Garmin glass panel.
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May 18, 2009: Congratulations to STOL CH 750 builder
Jim Smith of
Claremore, Oklahoma, upon his successful maiden flight! (His is the
first amateur-built STOL CH 750 to be completed from a kit!)
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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May 15, 2009: STOL CH 750 builder
Jim Smith
received his Airworthiness Certificate from the
FAA today. He sent us the following: "Attached is a
picture of Tony Taylor and Robert Blevins both of whom are Aviation
Safety Inspectors for the FAA. They are based out of the OKC
Manufacturing Inspection District Office in Oklahoma City and were
on site to observe DAR David Snell perform the final inspection on
the first customer built CH750. It passed with flying colors and is
now certified to fly!" |
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"HOW-TO" DVD from HomebuiltHelp.com
A complete how-to video library to assist builders with constructing
the STOL CH 750 from start to finish!
This is a great supplement to the Zenith drawings and photo assembly
guides... |
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Corvair engine installation on the STOL CH 750 (April 2009)
William Wynne,
of
FlyCorvair.com fame, personally delivered and installed a
Corvair engine (with 5th bearing) to Gus Warren of
FlywithGus.net, builder assist specialists located in Edgewater,
Florida.
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HomebuiltHELP.com, producer of popular "how-to" DVD videos that
guide builders through the process of building their own aircraft,
is producing a complete series of
STOL CH 750 assembly videos. |
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April 2009,
EAA Sport Aviation magazine:
"Sized between the original CH 701 and the four-place CH 801, the
CH
750 offers a wider cockpit, larger payload, more robust landing
gear, and greater visibility. Unusual in the industry, the CH
750 is offered in four different forms:
factory-built S-LSA, or as a
quick-build kit, standard kit, or scratch-built from plans by Zenith
Aircraft."
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The STOL CH 750 on the cover of the February 2009 issue of
Kitplanes magazine:
Read the Article
KITPLANES
magazine,
February 2009 issue, cover: "Zenith's
Zinger! The new STOL CH 750 Light Sport: Continental O-200 - Modern,
Roomy, Robust - Around $40K!" Cover story and flight
review by LeRoy Cook, pages 8 - 14.
"The Zenith STOL CH 750 is a logically designed
evolution of a well-proven design. Given the
improved kit production techniques, it should go together in a
predictable fashion, even more quickly than the CH
701." |
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January 2009:
Featured on the cover of
Vol Moteur magazine (France):
Flight test report of the prototype STOL CH 750. |
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December 2008:
Featured on the cover of
Aviators
Hotline magazine: The STOL CH 750 is offered as a
factory-built S-LSA
(light sport aircraft) manufactured by Zenair and
AMD of Eastman, Georgia. |
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VIDEO CLIP:
Flying the STOL
CH 750 |
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Start building your own STOL CH 750 at a
factory workshop for just $375.00 and gain-hands-on building
experience.
Workshop participants are also given a chance to
go up for demo flight.
Next Factory Workshop
At left:
Factory workshop
participants, in front of the STOL CH 750, at the Zenith factory in Mexico,
Missouri.
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VIDEO CLIP:
STOL
CH 750 short take-off and landing from dirt field |
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X-Plane Flight Simulator files for the STOL
CH 750 light sport utility airplane.
Modeled after the STOL CH 750 demonstrator airplane from
Zenith Aircraft Company. Note that the
X-Plane software
is required.
STOL CH 750 X-Plane Files |
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November 2008:
STOL CH 750 builder Jim Smith of Claremore, Oklahoma sent
this photo of his wing leading edge slats assemblies:
"Total
time spent from unpacking the crate to the finished slats was nine
hours!"
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