STOL
CH 801 Sport Utility Kit Aircraft
12/21/09
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All aboard!
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Head-on view of the STOL CH
801
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here to view a STOL CH 801 Video Clip (2:22
min. / 4.3 MB)
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A row of aircraft in Jordan
ready for shipping
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Airfreight!
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Operating the STOL CH 801 in
a Middle Eastern desert (110-deg. F. in the shade)
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South African STOL CH 801 |
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Maiden flight of
Christopher Desmond's custom STOL CH 801. |
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Dale Carlson's polished aluminum STOL CH 801 (California, MO), powered by
a 180-hp Lycoming O-360 engine with Sensenich
propeller. |
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Dale Carlson's polished aluminum STOL CH 801 (California, MO) |
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Dale Carlson's STOL CH 801, powered by the 180-hp
Lycoming O-360 engine with Sensenich propeller. |
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Dale Carlson's STOL CH 801, equipped with custom dual control sticks.
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Custom instrument panel |
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Custom instrument panel |
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Roberto Brito's bright yellow STOL CH 801 (Brazil), built from a
Quick Build Kit, and equipped with the
Superior XP-360 powerplant. |
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Roberto Brito's STOL CH 801: Notice the custom cargo (belly) pod and
custom fiberglass engine cowl. |
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First flight in
Bundu Aviation's STOL CH 801 in South Africa. |
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Custom panel in Bundu Aviation's STOL CH 801 in South Africa. |
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LOM-equipped STOL CH 801 (Canada) |
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Custom instrument panel |
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Ben Haas' V8 powered STOL
CH 801 of Jackson Hole, Wyoming:
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Departing from Tatitlek,
Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church in the background).
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On a beach in Alaska
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Tom Faulkner (Berrien Springs,
Michigan) with his STOL CH 801
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STOL CH 801 powered by an
XP-360 engine
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Bill Wilcox's STOL CH 801 in Valdez, Alaska on Full Lotus floats:
"I now have 25 hours on my Zenithair CH 801
on 2150 Full Lotus Floats: On wheels my empty is about 1200 lbs and
gross is 2200 lbs. The floats added about 170 lbs over the weight
of the wheels. The other night I loaded up the plane to 2200 lbs.
At sea level I was operating it in and out of less than 1000' of water.
It was dead calm and the water was glassy.
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Larry Landucci's
Lycoming-powered STOL CH 801 at the Middleton (Morey), Wisconsin
airport (C29).
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Spanish STOL CH 801
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A Canadian STOL CH 801
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Jim Frisby's STOL CH 801
powered by a Lycoming O-320 (Alaska).
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Ben Haas' V6-powered STOL CH
801
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Custom panel
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Flying the STOL CH 801 in Brazil |
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Lycoming powered STOL CH 801
(Hurricane, Utah).
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Haiko's STOL CH 801 based in
Colorado. Powered by
a custom-installed Subaru EG33 six cylinder engine.
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Ray Winsky
(Alcoa, TN):
"This is my CH801 completed and flying. I started building in Oct. 1999 and first flight was on June 12, 2003. It flies as good as it looks and I think it looks beautiful. It is powered by
a Lycoming O-320 D2G souped up to 180 HP with High domed pistons. I have just completed the 40 hrs. of testing and will now crate it up and ship it to Zambia, Africa for missionary duty. I
will be flying for a group of missionaries there.
"Nick and Roger at Zenith Aircraft were a tremendous help from start to finish."
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Mark Patey and two of his sons hold their Copperstate 2007 award for the
family's just-completed STOL CH 801. |
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Russian STOL CH 801
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Another Russian STOL CH 801
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Dave's LOM-powered STOL CH 801 Flies:
"The airplane flies great and engine
runs great. Solid 3 hours flight time and no major problems I
will give you more numbers on the speeds and performance as the
testing continues. One number I can give you is with the
constant speed prop, the take off run was 225 feet. Take into
account no flaps were used and the power was eased in very slow.
Climb is 1,500+ fpm."
- Dave Nicholas, Naperville, Illinois.
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Travis Holland's STOL CH 801 (Roseland, Florida) |
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Austrian STOL CH
801, powered by a Lycoming O-360.
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Left side of panel
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Right side of panel
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Lycoming-powered STOL CH
801 in Colorado.
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LOM-powered STOL CH 801.
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LOM-powered STOL CH 801.
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LOM-powered 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."
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The first
Australian STOL CH 801, powered by a Lycoming.
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Custom
Walter-LOM powered STOL CH 801 in high visibility yellow (Czech
Republic).
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Vince Butner's
(Marshall, Missouri) second STOL CH 801 project.
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A beautiful
custom interior. |
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Custom LOM-powered STOL
CH 801 (supercharged 235-hp) with a custom belly cargo-pod.
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Prototype
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