Roger Kovacs
  • Gulfport, MS
  • United States
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Aircraft Model
STOL CH 701
Project Status
Just started
Building From
Kit
Engine installed (or plan to install)
Rotax 912
Building Experience
Have worked on airplanes before
Flying Experience
Private Pilot
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Being constructed at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum. This is a STEM project and all interested Middle and High School students are invited to participate in the construction. Mentors are also invited to assist. Museum visitors can watch progress and ask questions.

Received the CH-701 Kit at the end of May, just in time for Summer Camp to start at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum in Gulfport MS.  Prior to the camp I inventoried the shipment.  The camps built 2 rudders (I attended a rudder workshop but brought the pieces home rather than assembling at the factory) so I had 2 for the camp.  This along with a Wing Slice was packaged near the top of the crate.

The crate is delivered at the loading dock.

The museum provided storage space for the crate

Photos of the crate

Inventory Sorting and Storage

Lots of Paper. I saved and am reusing to cover the workbench.

The museum provided space for the hands on summer camp plus the STEM hands on exhibit until completion of the plane.

The space provided

Started with an 8 foot workbench

Then needed to expand it to 12 feet for the fuselage

Each of the three session of the summer camp started with the wing slice. It was assembled and disassembled 12 times. (3 sessions and 4 groups in each session)

Then the campers began working on the Rudder

Then on to the stabilizer

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At 8:00pm on June 28, 2025, D Dixon said…

(386) 785-3320

dennis

At 6:46pm on June 28, 2025, D Dixon said…

Welcome Anoard Captain!!

great Kit and AWESOME FLYING OLANE YOU GOT THERE!

Dennis

 
 
 

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