The stol ch 701 uses a special airfoil design to achieve very high lift, low stall speeds, and high strength. It turns out this plane is designed for short take offs and landings, stol is the acronym for short takeoff and landing aircraft. But, for all this to be effective, the tail must be set so that in cruise the drag is minimized by having the elevator in line with the stabilator, and the whole tail airfoil at an incidence compatible with the. With a stol kit, the worlds bestselling aircraft, the cessna 172 skyhawk over 43,000 units sold is also capable of taking off within 800 ft 244m. It offers a useful load of 1,000 lb 450 kg, which is double the 701 s 500 lb 230 kg. A team including several cal poly students helped to construct the airframe and avionics of a 701 during the 20112012 academic year. Star board wing of zenith ch701 stol aircraft star board wing of zenith ch701 stol aircraft loading. Model airplanes viewing airfoil plotting software file. Id like a higher cruise speed but im not willing to sacrifice the stol performance much to get it. Jan 27, 2014 zenith stol ch 701 sky jeep with bicycle. Zenith ch 701 microlight stol takeoffs and landings. The stol zenairs use a special airfoil design to achieve very high lift, low stall speeds, and high strength. But we also looked at the ul engine that the zenith folks fitted to their ch650 design.
Zenith ch 701 microlight stol takeoffs and landings youtube. Stol ch 750 by zenith aircraft company zenair video. Storch hs a modern fieseler storch by fly synthesis video. Based on the success of the stol ch801hd as a commercial spray plane a. Also demonstrates that whatever is installed there, it needs to be very sturdy to carry that lift. The piper pa18 super cub, particularly the mackey sq2 variant. The stol ch 801 uses a special airfoil design to achieve very high lift, low stall speeds, and high strength. The 701 wouldnt compare at all to the hl with respect to cargo and useable weight. Fuselage formers firewall and instrument panel 3198. A thick wing, fulllength leadingedge slats and trailing edge junker type flaperons develop a maximum wing lift coefficient of 3. A thick wing, fulllength leadingedge slats and trailing edge junker type flaperons develop a maximum wing lift while maintaining a short wingspan for maximum strength and ground maneuverability. The streamline struts option kit for the stol ch 701 complete kit, with detailed drawings and manual. Deane philip talks about his zenith ch 701 microlight, and about bush flying in new zealand, during the hb bush pilot champs at omaka aerodrome in blenheim. The wing is lightweight, yet yields a very high lift coefficient, making it a very reliable, simple, and a lowcost high lift device for these two designs.
Click the quote order selected parts button on the bottom. The new zodiac ch650 ei kit plane made in icp italy under zenith aircraft company licence the zodiac ch650 ei is a completely new model of the zodiac kit aircraft series, optimized for the proposed sport recreational pilot category. Utilizing the best in simulation software and cad design, the savage is the ideal choice for a thrillseeker who has everything. Click the quote order selected parts button on the bottom of the page to add all selected parts to your shopping cart. Before i go much further however, it would be great to have some educated. Stol is the acronym for short takeoff and landing aircraft. The zenith stol ch 701 and ch 750 are a family of light, twoplace kitbuilt stol aircraft designed by canadian aeronautical engineer chris heintz through his midland, ontario based company, zenair. Zenith stol ch 701 general aviation kit aircraft by zenair. Boothman to win the schneider trophy contest outright for britain at an average. Media in category zenair stol ch750 the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. I have been sketching this concept for a little while now. Both aircraft are designed to fly on wheels, floats and skis.
Zenith ch 701 skyjeep super stol aviation news, aviation. The 701 still gets off and in shorter than most, but you are right, it is cramped with out a lot of useful load if you dont build light. By chris heintz this article is part 4 of a series, where aeronautical engineer chris heintz continues his discussion on airfoil design with a look at the application on the stol ch 701, and how the airfoil contributes to the stol characteristics of an aircraft. Combined with the slow takeoff speed, that would probably require a relatively high lift coefficent from the tail. This exciting new design was tested and operated by ama throughout 201516. Utilizing the best in simulation software and cad design, the savage is the ideal choice for a thrillseeker who has everything and wants just a little more. As for where i obtained that information, it is listed in the zenair ch 701 factory documents. The zenith stol ch 801 is a fourseat sport stol aircraft developed by chris heintz and available in kit form from the zenith aircraft company. The ch 701 first flew in 1986 and the design is still in production in 2018. Development of a flight test program for a homebuilt zenith. Demostrates the amount of lift generated by an airfoil here. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. See more about the engine here but listento roger describe how zenith regards this new entry. The stol class excludes vertical takeoff and landing vtol types, rotorcraft.
About as far as id go would be to remove the slats and add vortex generators. Stainforth on 29 september 1931, his six runs over the set course averaging 407. The airfoil is much thinner than the regular 701, and the bottom is semisymmetrical. Jan 27, 2014 zenith stol ch 701 sky jeep with bicycle stay safe and healthy. Zenith aircraft company, mexico airport, mexico, missouri 652650650 tel. The slats deploy not only forward, but also downward, thus effectively increasing camber of the wing to somewhat the same as the thick, highlift profile of the original wing, so it gives very much the same. The first over 400 mph speed record was set by flt lt g. The ch 701 emerged in 1986 with fixed leadingedge slats for high lift, fullspan flaperons both ailerons and flaps and an allflying rudder.
The zenair stol ch701 horizontal tail has a negative maximum lift coefficient of 2. Zenair ch 701 stol with the original pegastol wing. Design features zenair ch601 ch650 zenith aircraft rotax. Thus, i have chosen this fixed slat configuration for the twoseat stol ch 701 and the new fourseat stol ch 801. We talked with roger dubbert about the whole line of zenith aircraft, including the ch701 stol in kit form, the larger ch750 in slsa or kit, and the low wing ch650.
The new fourposition flaperon control lever, as supplied, and ready for assembly and includes installation instructions. Assembly of a passive slat system for a ch701 kit aircraft jordan coenen1. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. So vgs and the reprofiled airfoil nose probably create a better overall airplane, even for the extreme stol use of this airplane. Parser sm701il sm701 somers maughmer sm701 airfoil max thickness 16% at 36. Stol ch 701 highlift wing design zenith aircraft company. Zenith stol ch 801 sport kit aircraft aerospace technology. It is still not nearly the size as the 750 but larger than most. Stol aircraft short takeoff and landing light aircraft. Hba member rockiedog experienced pilot and 701 builder has said that this airplane can be made to go slower than it really should go safely. Stol ch 701 fuselage section online kit store zenith. Please call 5735819000 for details have your buildernumber handy when calling.
Mar 21, 2018 deane philip talks about his zenith ch 701 microlight, and about bush flying in new zealand, during the hb bush pilot champs at omaka aerodrome in blenheim. The following parts are included in the fuselage kit. Just aircrafts superstoljust aircraft highlander airfoil amazing stol performance in a plane you can live with every day. Zenith aircraft ch 701, ch 650, ch 750 and the ul power line of aircraft engines. With a topoftheline engine titan io370, propeller by catto, avionics by garmin and a long list of special features and custom options, this aircraft features the allnew superduty airframe with extended wings, extended elevator, extended range, extended weight limits, etc. The zenair stol ch 701 horizontal tail has a negative maximum lift coefficient of 2. The stol class excludes vertical takeoff and landing vtol types, rotorcraft, aerostats and most light aircraft. To access these passwordprotected pages, builders must register directly with zac. The original one and then they modified it to make it larger which is now standard. Zenith stol ch 701 sky jeep with bicycle stol aircraft. Dufour went on to develop a new fuselage and tail to match the wings.
This page was last edited on 4 september 2018, at 23. The ch 701 is a small, short takeoff and landing experimental aircraft. The ch 801 is based on the general design and features of the smaller twoplace stol ch 701 model. This is the catia design of star broad wing of zenith ch701 stol aircraft which in our college. The above blue and yellow aircraft is the first usbased superduty stol ch 801sd. Zenith made lots of improvements to the 750 compared to the 701. Stol ch 750 xplane flight sim zenith document server. Originally it consisted of a new set of pegastol wings with retractable leading edge slats to be installed on zenair ch 701 stols to replace its wing which has fixed leading edge slots, first flown in june 1991. Added wing area stall speed reduction over stock wing and other stol mods softer stall characteristics no drag penalty enhanced safety. Utilizing the best in simulation software and cad design, the savage is the ideal choice for. Jun 25, 2017 zenith aircraft ch 701, ch 650, ch 750 and the ul power line of aircraft engines. About 400 aircraft are currently operational worldwide. It offers a useful load of 1,000 lb 450 kg, which is double the 701s 500 lb 230 kg.
The pegastol wings used on this particular ch701 are just less than 23 feet in. Assembly of a passive slat system for a ch 701 kit aircraft jordan coenen1, spencer spagnola1 california polytechnic state university, san luis obispo, ca 934070352 this report presents the background and process involved in the assembly of a passive slat system for the zenith air ch 701 kit aircraft. Click here to quote order the complete fuselage kit. Streamline wing struts for the stol ch 701 zenith aircraft.
Details of airfoil aerofoilsm701il sm701 somers maughmer sm701 airfoil. Inverted airfoil on stabilizer caught my eye there is a fair amount of technical description on the website but basically the downward lifting stabilizer applies more pressure on the tail to bring the nose up so the. Star board wing of zenith ch701 stol aircraft 3d cad. Aug 27, 2016 high speed stol airfoil selection help. Development of a flight test program for a homebuilt. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. With the stol ch 701, designer chris heintz combined the construction of conventional aircraft with the shortfield capabilities of an ultralight aircraft. Click here for a detailed schematic of the fuselage assemblies.
Fourposition flaperon control lever for the stol ch 701. The 701 is one of the planes ive been looking at but i wouldnt change much about it. The stol ch 801hd uses a special airfoil design to achieve very high lift, low stall speeds, and high strength. Design features zenair ch601 ch650 zenith aircraft. So, if any one is guilty of misidentifying the airfoil, it would be chris heintz. Just aircraft 170 duck pond road walhalla, sc 29691 usa phone. The short takeoff and landing stol aircraft was derived from its predecessor stol ch 701 by increasing the useful load from 225kg to 450kg. Indeed, the stol ch 701 is a great example of form following function, to borrow an architectural metaphor. I have designed this model from the reference of that aircraft.
The zenith ch 801 is a four seat, light sport utility aircraft designed and built by the zenith aircraft company. Some owners affectionately call their 701 a sky jeep. The objective of this senior project is to prepare a phase i flight test program for a homebuilt zenith ch 701 kit aircraft. Parser ch10smil ch10 smoothed chuch hollinger ch 1048 high lift low reynolds number airfoil max thickness 12. Star board wing of zenith ch701 stol aircraft 3d cad model. Click the box on the left of the part number to select the part. The stol ch range of kit aircrafts made by zenith aircraft company from mexico, missouri.
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