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1 Wings Attached

Wings Attached
2 Just Fuse on gear

Just Fuse on gear
3 Slide out panel 2

Slide out panel 2
4 Sun'n Fun's ACE Zenith CH 750 Cruzer

Sun'n Fun's ACE Zenith CH 750 Cruzer
5 Zenith CH 200

Zenith CH 200

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Terry D Hobert posted a photo
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Just Fuse on gear

Putting fuse away until move.
45 minutes ago
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Jason Huberd posted a blog post

Stol CH750 poh

I recently purchased a 750 with an O235 in it. I was wondering if anyone else has the same motor and what some of the operating speeds were. The poh that came with the plane was a generic one for a 701. Any help would be great. Thanks.
1 hour ago
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Zenith Aero posted a video

Applying the Wrap

My brand new aircraft deserves a great look. Cooper is named after a beloved pet kangaroo, and is also the namesake of our resident Coopers Animal Refuge. Sw...
2 hours ago
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Joseph DeGhetto posted a blog post

CH601HD Main Gear Spring/Rubber Bungees and Dual Controls???

Hi everybody just starting a build on a CH601HD and this is my first post, I have a few questions.I see that Viking makes the nose spring bungee kit, I was wondering if anybody makes a similar kit for the main gears on a CH601HD? or if anyone has…See More
8 hours ago
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James R Depfer Sr. posted a discussion

Bruce's CH750 Travel Cover

Bruce's CH750 Travel Cover  $150  plus $20 shipping   SOLDExcellent condition / lightweightText 301-672-0837 or email depfer at yahoo dot comAttached photo is from Bruce's web page.See More
yesterday
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mark woodring posted a status
"milestone today...the final puzzle piece is finished... the last wing. got all the flaperons, slats.rudder, elevator and stabilizer done.."
yesterday
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CH 750 Cruzer horizontal tail

Tail closed up! Also got the garage cleared out so I can park inside through the winter.
yesterday
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James K. Allen posted photos
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James K. Allen posted a status
"4-point harness mod is installed in aft fuselage."
Sunday
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Mark Stevens posted a photo
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Wings Attached

With the help of friends it took about 6 hours to attach the wings.
Sunday
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Paul Evenson posted a photo
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Zenith CH 200

Zenith CH 200
Saturday
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Gilbert Cardwell posted discussions
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jeff will posted discussions
Saturday
Fred John Thomas posted a discussion

750 ht fairings, ballast,toolbox

I started out trying to figure how to add a little weight to the tail.  Wound up putting a toolbox under the ht.  That design lead me to fair in the front corners of the ht mounts as well.Was a days work or so , but fiberglass would  have taken a…See More
Saturday
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John Austin posted a discussion

MGL SP-6 Magnetometer

My whiskey compass has a very slow leak and needs new seals.  However, I "might" want to use that mounting hole for an AOA such as the AeroVonics (just bought by uAvionix!) AV-20s that is "probeless" and a simple installation, so I thought I'd go…See More
Friday
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Jonathan Fay posted a discussion

Review of the New Viking Gearbox at 15 hours

At about 45 hours I installed the upgraded gearbox in my Viking 130 powered Zenith 750 Cruzer. Jan had told me that the new gearbox would run cooler and had a new bearing to handle the turbo power levels, and since I was contemplating getting a…See More
Friday
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Sun'n Fun's ACE Zenith CH 750 Cruzer

Help Design a Zenith! Help capture the “spirit” by designing the graphics and paint scheme of this special aircraft!Sun'n Fun's Aerpspace Center for Excellence (ACE) has partnered with Able Flight, a unique organization that shares a similar belief…
Friday
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John Austin posted a status
"Finished the Annual Condition Inspection today, received oil analysis from Blackstone: "this engine continues to produce good reports!" :>)"
Friday
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Zenith Factory Workshop: October 10 & & 11, 2019 at Zenith Aircraft factory

October 10, 2019 at 9am to October 11, 2019 at 12pm
Zenith Aircraft Hands-On Workshop We invite you to join us at our October 2019…See More
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Blog Posts

Stol CH750 poh

Posted by Jason Huberd on October 15, 2019 at 10:41am 0 Comments

CH601HD Main Gear Spring/Rubber Bungees and Dual Controls???

Posted by Joseph DeGhetto on October 15, 2019 at 3:12am 0 Comments

Zenith STOL 701 next generation flight simulator

Posted by Zenith Aero on October 10, 2019 at 11:00am 0 Comments

Dynon p lead resistors

Posted by David Mason on October 5, 2019 at 7:48pm 11 Comments

fairings 3d printed for cruzer

Posted by Michael radtke on October 1, 2019 at 7:06pm 3 Comments

Horz Stab - almost ready to drill top skin -

Posted by Mickey R. Mathieson on October 1, 2019 at 12:00am 0 Comments

Horizontal stabilizer skin bottom drilled and complete skin cortec on inside.

Posted by Mickey R. Mathieson on September 26, 2019 at 7:20pm 0 Comments

Flying DART Exercise (Disaster Airlift Response Team) in my Zenith

Posted by David Orr on September 24, 2019 at 7:30pm 2 Comments

Plugging away

Posted by Kim R. Anderson on September 24, 2019 at 8:14am 1 Comment

Rudder Trim

Posted by Daniel Niendorff on September 23, 2019 at 7:51pm 2 Comments

Forum

Zenith "Donut" Nose Gear Suspension Installation and Testing

Started by John Austin in Open Discussion Forums (non model specific). Last reply by Michel Ruf 9 hours ago. 70 Replies

Making of a dual purpose Cruzer. STOL and Speed in one aircraft (but not at the same time)

Started by Jonathan Fay in Open Discussion Forums (non model specific). Last reply by Buddy Sessoms 19 hours ago. 6 Replies

salvage 701's

Started by Bob Jones in Classified / For Sale Postings. Last reply by Vance Simons 23 hours ago. 39 Replies

Bruce's CH750 Travel Cover -- SOLD

Started by James R Depfer Sr. in Classified / For Sale Postings. Last reply by John Austin yesterday. 1 Reply

WTB 650B Plans

Started by Alfredo Graham in Classified / For Sale Postings yesterday. 0 Replies

 
 
 

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