Zenith Aircraft Full Line of Kit Airplanes for Recreational Pilots EEasyasy ttoo BBuild!uild! FFunun ttoo FFly!ly! www.zenithair.com Zenith Aircraft Company Models 2020 edition It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the choices in the drilled to the fi nal size. All you have to do is rivet the STOL CH 750 SUPER DUTY modern kit airplane market. There are wood planes, parts together! The newest addition to the Zenith fl eet is the most capable composite planes, steel-tube planes and aluminum We believe our comprehensive airplane lineup plane ever to roll out of the Zenith factory. An 800 pound planes. There are planes for every possible aerial off ers the ideal balance of cost, ease of building and useful load and capacious baggage area with rear jump seat pursuit; bush planes, aerobatic planes, fast planes, performance for the fi rst-time amateur builder. You will make it the most heavy duty Zenith yet. Powerful engine low-and-slow planes. Seemingly limitless numbers of fi nd everything from a zippy low-wing craft perfect for options ensure it retains the legendary Heintz-design STOL companies will all tell you they are the best at what they weekend touring to a heavy duty STOL (short takeoff performance, and the spacious cabin gives lots of room with a do. breathtaking view once you’re in the air. Page 4 You might be enthralled with the idea of building your own airplane, but the process seems very complicated. Which airplane is ‶the best?″ You know building can be a STOL CH 750 long process; what if you start but aren’t able to fi nish? The popular STOL CH 750 is a proven mainstay of the Zenith Will the fi nished craft have such intimidating handling lineup. Designed to maximize STOL performance and load characteristics that you are afraid to fl y it? carrying capacity under the Sport Pilot / Light Sport Aircraft category, it is easily operated out of a backyard grass strip. Zenith Aircraft Company, we don’t believe building The progenitor of the STOL CH 750 Super Duty, the STOL CH 750 remains quite capable in its own right and a great option for pilots who want to use more economical engines. Page 6 and landing) beast ideal for backcountry campouts, with several models in between. Our kits all meet the requirements for the FAA CH 750 CRUZER ‟experimental” category, the fastest growing segment For those who love the spacious cabin and easy building of of new aircraft in the United States. Every newly- the STOL CH 750, but usually operate in the civilized environs completed kit aircraft is inspected by the FAA or by an of a paved airport, we off er the CH 750 CRUZER. It off ers your own airplane has to be a complicated pursuit. FAA-designated inspector (DAR) before being issued a greater speed and little more “normal” feel, while not giving Our airplanes aren’t the absolute fastest (although certifi cate of airworthiness. up the easy in and out access of a high-wing aircraft, and still retaining quite respectable takeoff and landing distances. some do move right along). They arguably aren’t the As the builder and owner of a kit aircraft you have PagePage 818 prettiest. (We say pretty is as pretty does, aka ‟form the ultimate freedom to build the airplane that meets follows function”). They do take off and land shorter your requirements and desires. The project becomes a than most while carrying full-size people and baggage. refl ection of you as you custom build your own airplane Standard tricycle gear with a steerable nosewheels with the equipment and features that you choose. You STOL CH 701 keeps ground handling easy. Very low stall speeds and have access to the latest technology that the homebuilt The little workhorse that started the Christ Heintz STOL line is predictable characteristics make them friendly for the industry has to off er, yet you can also choose the still going strong more than thirty years later. If getting into the recreational pilot in the air. But most importantly from a proven simplicity of a basic old-school aircraft engine shortest runways possible is your mission, this plane excels. builder’s perspective, they are all specifi cally designed and “steam” gauges. Once your plane is complete, you Getting airborne in as little as 90 feet at gross weight, the to be simple and easy to assemble for the fi rst-time will have a brand new custom-built aircraft, with the original “Sky Jeep” is still doing what it does best. It is also a kit builder. You will hear sad stories about half-fi nished freedom to do your own maintenance and inspections good fi t with many European recreational aviation regulations. airplanes languishing in basements or garages. You will (potentially saving you thousands of dollars every year). Page 14 not fi nd many Zenith aircraft among them! Since 1992 Zenith Aircraft Company has been helping New CNC (Computer Numerical Control) technology builders just like you make their dreams of fl ight nearly eliminates the need for jigs and fi xtures. Building come true. Imagine yourself in your own workshop, Zenith CH 650 one of our modern match-drilled fi nal-hole-size kits is assembling the parts that will become an airplane you With a cruise speed of 135 mph, the CH 650 is the fastest extremely diff erent from the homebuilding experience built with your own two hands. Imagine yourself on a aircraft Zenith off ers. Whether you take friends and family of the past. At one time, builders received some bent sunset fl ight with a loved one, or soaring down through to far-off destinations or for local pleasure fl ights, the CH 650 pieces of aluminum and measured, marked, drilled, the early morning mists to a secluded camping spot. excells, off ering excellent cross country performance while and riveted until they had a complete airplane. Our kits Read the rest of this magazine to learn more, and then maintaining the ability to operate out of a grass strip. No matter are increasingly match-drilled to fi nal hole size, which come visit us at the factory, centrally located in Mexico, what your mission, the exceptional unrestricted visibility through means all the rivet holes are in just the right spot, and Missouri, to see (and fl y) a Zenith aircraft for yourself. the expansive bubble canopy will take your breath away. Page 18 2 www.ZENITHAIR.com www.ZENITHAIR.com 3 SUPER DUTY . Zenith CH 750 CRUZER “Fun to Fly,y Hoerner Simplep to Build Wing Tips CH 750 Cruzer Affordable to Own” All-new Wing Design optimized for efficient Removable wings cruise and low stall speed (folding wing option also available) STOL CH 750 Zenith CH 750 Cruzer STOLSTOL = Short Take-OffTake-Off and Landing Optimized for off-airport operations Large elevator with NEW Cross-Country Cruiser electric trim tab CH 750 Cruzer HighHigh LiftLift WingWing withwith All-new tail design OOptimizedptimized for efficient cruiscruisee FixedFixed LeadingLeading EdgeEdge Slats aandnd “on-a“on-airport”irport” operatoperationsions Full-lengthFull-length Flaperons STOL CH 750 The landing gear is optimized STOL CH 750 Climb Full Flying rudder fororr “on-airport”“on “oon operations with Thick High Lift Wing for excellent slow STOL CH 750 smallsmallermallerlle wheels and available flight characteristics Full-length Flaperons Fixed Wing Leading Edge Slats ffairings.airings. 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Huge bubble doors for Swept up controls rear fuselage maximum visibility FullFull FlyingFlying rudder for excellent and room, (optional slow flightflight characteristicscharacteristics Large with Cruzer) Choice of Engine CH 750 Cruzer baggage area Tricycle gear optimized for HugeHuge bubble doors for max visibility “on-airport” operations andand maxmax width at the shoulders Adjustable seats (with available fairings) * Heavy duty spring main gear Ease and simplicity of a steerable CH 750750 Kit Features tricycle gear. (shared byby bothboth the STOL and Cruzer models):models): Steerable nosewheel/ Shock absorbing CNC match-drmatch-drilledilled skskinsins and parts Provision for floats or skis STOL CH 750 “bungee” nose gear FFactoryactory rrivetediveted wwinging spars and lower cabcabinin frame Hydraulic disc brakes Excellent grass field capability MMadeade in the USA and supported by an industry leadeleaderr DDetailedetailed BLUEPRINTS & CONSTRUCTION MANUALS (not just assemblassemblyy instructions)instructions) CH 750 Design Features ExtensExtensiveive builderbuilder support network includingincluding Zenith.Aero online community BasedBased on a professionalprofessional and veryvery proven designdesign (since(since 1986) ModularModular ConstructionConstruction MinimizesMinimizes workshopworkshop spacespace requirementsrequirements LIFETIME TECHNICAL SUPPORTT FROM THE FACTORY HugeHuge Cabin with bubble doors (optional(optional with Cruzer) Welded wing tanks (supplied readyready to install in the kit) LargeLarge baggagebaggage area KKitit includes wheels, tires, hhydraulicydraulic brakes FullyFully AdjustableAdjustable Seats AAcryliccrylic (plex(plexiglass)iglass) wwindshiedindshied and door wwindowsindows Large Swing-UpSwing-Up Doors for Easy CabinCabin Access KiKitt iincludesncludes seatbelts wwithith shoulder harness. Dual Swing-Up Doors Cabin Access fromfrom either side Easy Cabin Access! Fantastic Visibility! Superb forward and downward visibility Zenith CH 750 Series PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFICATIONS 5 SPORT UTILITY KIT AIRPLANE NEW Sport Pilot ready The Faster SPECIFICATIONS CH 750 SUPER DUTY STOL CH 750 CH 750 CRUZER LENGTH 22 Ft. 0 In.