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Online Community of Zenith Builders and Flyers
Online community for active builders and pilots of Zenith Aircraft kits (Chris Heintz / Zenair light airplane designs).
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EAA Webinar: Zenith Aircraft Kits & Plans
January 30, 2026 from 2:30pm to 3:45pm – Online
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STOL CH 750 SD
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CH 750 Cruzer
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Zenair Floats
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CH 640
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European Owners and Flye…
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STOL CH 801
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Zenith CH 601 / 650 seri…
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STOL CH 750
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Chris Heintz, 1938 - 2021
Remembering Chris Heintz
Read the homage to a man and his dream, and illustrated biography of designer Chris Heintz's professional life.
Welcome Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers
Welcome to the Zenith and Zenair builders and flyers online community. Zenith.Aero is for and about Zenith aircraft builders and flyers. We invite you to explore and to share your own information... See zenithair.net for the official Zenith Aircraft website.
2026 Zenith Homecoming: Save the date: September 18 & 19
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Gasket Material For 1500 F
Hi all, Happy New Years,I was planning on running my engine (912 ULS w approximately 16 hrs on it)…See More
One fast plane, "hoping it'll make mine go fast if I paint mine like it!
I suppose a lot of you know this plane and who flew it. Well, he's actually my cousin. No, I'm not…
Low time 1200# Straight floats with rigging for 701
Almost new set of 1200# (Zenair/Czech style) floats scratch built by Robert McNaught AME…See More
Zenith Hands-On Workshop in Texas: March 6 & 7, 2026 at Boerne Stage Airfield (5C1), north of San Antonio, Texas
March 6, 2026 at 9am to March 7, 2026 at 2pm
(Above, photo from the…See More
Wanted: engine mount and nosebowl for Corvair engine
I'm "scrounge" building a 601XL. Just throwing this out there in case someone has a Corvair engine…See More
Ch701 - Rotax 582 - wanted
Good day all. I am looking for the engine brackets for the 582 for the 701 inverted mount. Just the…See More
CH-701 Aluminum Materials List for Wings
Anyone have a rough approximation of the number and thickness of alum. sheets needed to…See More
Requirement for building an STOL750 in Canada.
I feel very foolish to assume I could build an Airplane in Canada without previous completed…See More
Selling Rotax UL
I’m selling a Rotax UL 80hp. Complete, carbs, oil tank, muffler, radiator, oil cooler. All…See More
CH650B Project For Sale
Aircraft modified with fastback tail cone. Entire aircraft is flush riveted.Center Stick, Dual…See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Making the tow bar kit
October 6, 2025Continue aligning the wings. It is surprisingly hard.Finished building the tow bar…See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Aligning the wings
October 4, 2025Started aligning the wings. The wing stands are too high.Started building the tow…See More
Blog Posts
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Making the tow bar kit
Posted by Alexander Samoylovich on December 19, 2025 at 9:52am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Aligning the wings
Posted by Alexander Samoylovich on December 18, 2025 at 9:09am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Zenith Kit Aircraft Building Workshop is Coming to Yuma, Arizona in February 2026!
Posted by Zenith Aero on December 9, 2025 at 10:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attaching the wings
Posted by Alexander Samoylovich on December 7, 2025 at 9:56am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Drilling the bubbles
Posted by Alexander Samoylovich on December 3, 2025 at 8:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Working on the rudder cable
Posted by Alexander Samoylovich on November 29, 2025 at 11:18am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Set the bottom elevator pulley
Posted by Alexander Samoylovich on November 26, 2025 at 8:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Set the top elevator pulley
Posted by Alexander Samoylovich on November 22, 2025 at 3:38pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Drilling the empenage
Posted by Alexander Samoylovich on November 14, 2025 at 10:45am 0 Comments 1 Like
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attaching fin L angles
Posted by Alexander Samoylovich on November 12, 2025 at 9:29am 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Gasket Material For 1500 F
Started by Perry Delano in Rotax Engine Forum. Last reply by Matt Pope 17 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
More Charging Issues
Started by Jay M. Johnson in Rotax Engine Forum. Last reply by Matt Pope on Friday. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Wanted: engine mount and nosebowl for Corvair engine
Started by John Montgomery in Classified / For Sale Postings. Last reply by John Montgomery on Friday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
650 For Sale
Started by William G Chisholm in Classified / For Sale Postings. Last reply by David R Ferrell on Thursday. 1 Reply 1 Like
Zenair - CH 650 B project
Started by Harley Myler in Classified / For Sale Postings on Thursday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
New from Zenith:
Classified listing for buying or selling your Zenith building or flying related stuff...
Custom Instrument Panels
for your Zenith:
Custom instrument panels are now available directly from Zenith Aircraft Company exclusively for Zenith builders and owners. Pre-cut panel, Dynon and Garmin avionics, and more.
Zenith Homecoming Tee:
Flying On Your Own Wings:
A Complete Guide to Understanding Light Airplane Design, by Chris Heintz
Builder & Pilot Supplies:
Transition training:
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty for all your building and pilot supplies!
How to videos from HomebuiltHELP.com
Developed specifically for Zenith builders (by a builder) these videos on DVD are a great help in building your own kit plane by providing practical hands-on construction information. Visit HomebuiltHelp.com for the latest DVD titles.
For Sale
Classified listing for buying or selling your Zenith building or flying related stuff...
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Member Rules
Since this is an online community, there are a few rules that need to be followed. We'll try to keep the rules as simple as possible and to a bare minimum and we'll change and update them as required.
RULE#1: You'll need to use your real name, and be an actual builder, owner or flyer of a Zenith aircraft. This site is an online…
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