Because of obvious liability issues I cannot tell you that this chute can be put into a 701. All I can say is that it was in a 701 (older model), it has harnesses that fit the 701 and I have some instructions that show how to mount it in a 701. You will have to gross weight your plane and make the decision. I was going to mount it in my plane but did not want to sacrifice the space. I don't know I might be making the wrong decision but I made it. Its for sale.

Chris

That Corvair looks good!! Great job on the cowling.

Chris

Joseph, I have ordered books,small parts like the flywheel and starter gear. picked up oil pan at last years open house at Zenith. I rebuild my engine myself and had the heads done at a local machine shop I have used for years. With William it depends on his Corvair College schedule wish it wasn't so but he's mostly into teaching and research than day to day of running a business. I soon have to order Intake and exhaust manifolds or try to make myself. I built my own alternator and starter brackets but I'm not into welding. I am into my 2nd year this month. I am waiting till Zenith incorperates the upgrade in to the Wing Kit. Floyd

Joe,

Plane build by Charlie Schnitzlein of Leesburg. It is a very nice plane but he had three in-flight engine failures with the Rotax 618. I bought an already converted Suzuki engine with Raven redrive. I expect it to arrive today. Once the engine mount arrives from Raven I will begin installation.

Phil

Hi Joseph, with the exception of the tip of the port slat, the wings are serviceable but I am in Hertfordshire, UK.
The plane first flew in 2003 and has done less than 200 hours.
Don Bowtell. email donbowtell@hotmail.com

Hi Joe,
Your seat covers look great. But due to funds lacking after all the little things they don't tell you about I guess I will have to wait or try something myself. Ha?
Mechanical I may be but anything else----well, we'll see.
Hope to see ya at S&F.

Jack

Joe. I decided on the corvair engine after follow the matronics list. I bought a couple of engine here locally. I spent time on Williams web site and ordered his book and DVD's . I used a local machine shop for the work on the heads and block. I have ordered parts via the Web from William Wynne and some from other builders. I had never spoken to William except at this year open Hanger Day at Zenith. I picked up some parts there. I also have a bought most oft the engine parts from Clarks. I hear that William is hard to get on the phone but I have used email in most of my communications to him and also other builders who can answer questions.
Floyd

Joe it was nice meeting you and your wife at 12 Oaks. Thanks again for the instrument panel edgeing it looks great. Hope you post of few of the pictures so I can see them. Take care and look forward to seeing you 2 at the 12 Oaks Fly-in the last weekend in Feb. Mike

hi, it was actually a rebuild project that i bought. i had to nearly rebuild both wings and do some fuse repair work. it had a jab 85 hp engine and flew great!!

Not recommended for the 701, I got it for a ch750. Then had to cancel due to job change.

Yes, I still have it. Comes with mags, carb, starter and ring gear.

Look forward to the visit and I'll give you a call once I am back in the right time zone. Flat black paint holds up better. I used black carpet in another airplane and will not do that agian just holds too much dirt and stuff and hard to clean. Flat black you wipe it down. Corvair should give you good performance. What kind of bike do you have? Mike

hi thanx my address mrhipman@hotmail.com joe

Hey, I made a slip. The bubble windshield now comes standard in a kit. Take a look at the picture and you will see what I meant about ...the welded ears inside the frame...

And Corvair engine is getting better now with the 5th ring. I see that WW himself is a member of this group too, flying a ZodiacXl with Corvair engine. Getting Corvair engine part is difficult in my time zone, while I walk a few minutes from home for VW engine parts.

For the instrument panel, I am not supposed to show picture of airplanes that is not a Zenith Air here, and I am not done working this into my 701 yet. A friend of mine can remove the piece on top of the instrument panel ( where we normally mount a magnetic compass) by loosen just one screw and he can reach to work on the backside of the instruments. You have to tell me an e-mail address to show pictures, or wait a few weeks to see it on MyPlane page when I finish this re-work.

Have fun.

Champ

Hi Joseph,

I am an admirer of Corvair engine, for both beauty and power. It will work very well with CH750 (bigger and heavier than 701), I guess! You can use it on 701 with good balancing, and some sacrifices
My VW 2276 cc, propeller, and engine mount are all from Steve Bennett of Great Plains Aircraft Supply Co.ltd. Retired from the Aviation Institute late last year, I leave my newly assembled engine for engineering students to do some projects with, giving them 15 hours. I would not fly with brand new engine without some ground time, anyway.
This GPASC reduction drive VW engine was supposed to give 120 horses with water head cooling, but no more water heads at time of purchase. Its 94 mm Nikasil pistons should give around 100 with Octane 95. I will put the battery all the way in the tail end to balance the engine weight.

If you are a welder and want to make the VW engine mount yourself, there is a video at EAA website, homebuilder tab, showing how to make an engine mount.

I love the wing folding kit. It gives me options that I want; moving my 701 between home and airport, park it in a garage, put it on display with one wing folded, etc.. But if you don't need it, you can save some small weight and a big $560!!! And if you want to use the bubble windshield, do tell Zenith Air that you want the welded ears inside the cockpit frame, and not outside. May be you can buy the plan and do it yourself.

And if you want a quick access to the back of your instrument panel, via the top cover, you can e-mail me later.

Have a nice day.

Champ

Hi Joseph, The engine (Corvair) is coming along slow, I'm getting Roy's version of the 5th bearing, the alum cyls were tested for growth at his shop a couple weeks ago . As they are heated to 300 F they grow in length .004 more than the steel ones so head torque will have to be reduced.
Your construction looks VERY good. Stay in touch.
John

Joseph, it is Utech ( brand ) polyurethane. It is made by Akzo Noble and is sold at industrial paint stores. A friend of mine painted airplanes for quite a while and we took what he had left over and came up with the scheme. It is wonderful to use, so easy and has a very good gloss when dry.
Wayne

Hi Joseph,
I investigated the VW option, and best as I could tell, the Valley Engineering redrive VW seems to work pretty well. As it turns out, I found a good buy on a Rotax 912S, so I grabbed it quick. I have heard good things about the Corvair, too, but it is a little heavier.

Hi Joseph,
This is Norman. You left me a comment about my spacer for the nose gear. The engine is not that heavy since the nosegear is not compressed. I don't know what happened with this gear post, I wasn't gettting the ground clearence I was supposed to. If you look at your plans, there is 44.5 inches between the ground and the center of the spinner. I was getting around 40. The airplane, sitting on its wheels, looked as if it was taking a nose dive and this was causing a problem for my propeller. I wanted a 70 inches propeller for water operations. I couldn't even fit a 68 inches if I left the gear as it stood. Either solder a piece of tube at the end of the gear post or make this aluminum spacer. The spacer was easier and can be removed...
Also if I left it as it was, the wing had a negative incidence...makes it hard to takeoff !!!

Keep up the good work. Don't hesitate to ASK questions : it's the only cheap way to learn.

Norman