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NEW Video Clip:
Flying the ZODIAC CH 650
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Zodiac CH 650, introduced
at EAA AirVenture.
More photos from Oshkosh (from Zenair News). |
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The Zodiac CH 650 as shown at EAA AirVenture. |
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The Zodiac CH 650 LSi S-LSA factory-built with custom instrument panel for IFR operations |
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The new Zodiac CH 650 |
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The Zodiac CH 650 |
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The new Zodiac CH 650 |
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The new Zodiac CH 650 |
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The new Zodiac CH 650 |
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Flying the Zodiac CH 650 |
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Flying the Zodiac CH 650 |
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A nice custom Zodiac CH 650 instrument panel, with the
dual control sticks option |
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The Zodiac CH 650 rear canopy on display at 2008 EAA AirVenture (Oshkosh). |
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The Zodiac CH 650 fuselage assembly with a Jabiru 3300 engine |
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The Zodiac CH 650 fuselage assembly, with a Jabiru 3300 engine
installation, at EAA AirVenture. |
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The Zodiac CH 650 equipped with a wing
baggage locker. |
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One of several Zodiac aircraft flown in to Oshkosh AirVenture by their
owners.
More photos from Oshkosh (from Zenair News). |
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The EAA AirVenture fly-in is home to the Zenair Builders Dinner held
every year. |
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The Zenith display at
AirVenture: The new Zodiac CH 650, along with the
STOL CH 701 (left),
STOL CH 801 (middle back), and
the new
STOL CH 750 (yellow).
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New Video Clip:
Flying the Zodiac
around the Caribbean Islands |
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New Video Clip:
Photo collage: Building the Zodiac from start to finish...
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New Video Clip:
Zodiac Squadron - Formation flying
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New Video Clip:
Korean pilot loops the Zodiac two times... |
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David Gallagher's Zenith CH 601 XL:
"I started in September 2006 with the
rudder workshop in Mexico, Mo. The rest of the empennage and wings were
completed by the end of 2006. The fuselage followed in 2007 and consumed
most of the year. My Jabiru showed up in November and I worked both the
firewall-forward installation and electrical systems. The components
went to the airport in June 2008 and I received my airworthiness
certification on July 16. The first flight occurred on July 24, 2008.
Overall the flight was a great success. I made two landings during my
flight and they were both very smooth. I left the next day for Oshkosh.
The overall build time for this standard kit build was 780 man hours
from rudder workshop to first flight.
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Matthew Walker's Zodiac in South Korea:
"I have had the plane flying for a few
weeks now. It flies great !!! I can take the Zenair up in windy
conditions and it is like being on rails on final approach.
"The Jabiru engine and prop also works well with the airframe.
"It is just near the end of rain season and still 35 degrees outside. I
am getting the plane painted in mid September when it cools down and we
have no problems with insects getting in the paintwork."
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The Zodiac sharing a field with cows |
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Comfortable side-by-side seating with
dual control sticks |
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Custom instrument panel includes the Dynon FlightDEK-D180 EFIS with the
HS34 HSI expansion module. |
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European Zodiac |
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A Spanish Zodiac |
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Zodiac CH 601, named the "Red Gull" |
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Plans-built Zodiac CH 601 with a custom
engine installation. |
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Who says low wing aircraft are not adequate for shade cover?... |
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Zodiac XL powered by a
custom Corvair engine installation
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Camping with the Zodiac at a fly-in |
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Zodiac at a fly-in in Eastern Europe |
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A plans-built (and modified) Zodiac
CH 601 taildragger
in Europe. |
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Swedish Zodiac with a bite! |
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High-visibility paint scheme |
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Volez!
magazine, June 2008, Zodiac XL Cover Story (France). |
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"The
Zenith literature package is easily the most complete package I
have received from any light aviation company, and I’ve seen
many other good ones among the hundreds I have studied. Lots and
lots of information is presented with some lovely graphics. The
literature alone is impressive, but the volume of information will
keep you reading for hours. You can get a good idea of what you're
buying without ever leaving your chair."
