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The weather seal option makes it simple to stiffen the front edge of the door. The photo is of the forward lower edge of the pax door. This also gives a nice deep seal to keep the front edge of the door from 'catching air'
Added by wij Horemans on October 10, 2012 at 8:02pm — 2 Comments
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I am currently building a 650 B with the fuselage about 90% done and the wings probably 30-40% done. I purchased a used Lycoming 0-235 engine which is currently at a shop being overhauled and I am looking for a propeller. My question is, especially for those who have an 0-235, what propeller do you have or are planning to use? Any details on your experience would be appreciated.
Thanks, Tom Johnson
Added by Thomas Johnson on October 10, 2012 at 9:47am — 4 Comments
Time to paint fuselage and final install windscreen. The aircraft really fills up the shop when assembled. It's nice to walk around without ducking under the wings.
Flaperons, slats, and struts primed.…
Added by Steven Winn on October 8, 2012 at 9:22pm — No Comments
Some of the tools I have used to build the 701
Grob 24" I converted to single phase(replaced motor and added gbox). Very useful for airplane building.
South Bend Heavy 10 tool room lathe with taper attachment. Knobs are painted with wife's old…
Added by Steven Winn on October 8, 2012 at 9:04pm — No Comments
The last few months have been hectic and seemingly slow going. In reality the construction of my 601 has been steadily moving forward.Working with Flight Crafters out of Zephyr Hills, Florida, has been educational and fun. The guys there are very knowledgeable and seem able to handle any situation. The suggestions the make for upgrading engine performance on the Jabiru 3300 have been heeded and this week should be ready for first engine start! Last week we did the weight and balance and…
ContinueAdded by Captain Dennis Kirk on October 7, 2012 at 10:56am — 1 Comment
Added by Michael Hubsch on October 6, 2012 at 3:13pm — 2 Comments
Hi again,
After I started looking at RPMs from our planes, I wanted to see if we were using their propellers efficiently.
Now, the most efficient range for any given propeller is when the TIP of the propeller turns below 82% sound barrier - but the closer the better.
Between 88% to 92% time the sound barrier speed being the redline and over being noisy and inefficient.
Since I…
ContinueAdded by Normand Lambert on October 6, 2012 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments
From Point A to Zenith: EAA Employee STOL CH 750 project takes off
The following was published on the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) website. Photos are courtesy of EAA:
October 4, 2012 - They say that every journey begins with a single…
Added by Sebastien Heintz on October 5, 2012 at 4:14pm — 3 Comments
My local municipal airport had an open house last Saturday and the FBO manager begged me to display my 750. Of course, that didn't take much arm-twisting! HA!
I was determined, however, to not let the plane out of my sight while on display as I have heard horror stories of little kids swinging form various parts of planes that were never intended to bear any abuse, parents plopping kids in the pilots seats and getting spills and/or the products of various kid's orifices on your seat…
ContinueAdded by John Austin on October 5, 2012 at 9:33am — 3 Comments
Well today i started drawing out my form blocks for my 750. Need to find out how much i need to order for metal (.016-.020-.025-.040-.063.090) any help wouid be great.
Added by jmcclure@securespeed.us on October 4, 2012 at 2:55pm — 3 Comments
Just a quick reminder we are 2 days away from our fall fly-in so get your Zeniths ready to go and come be a part of the builder and flyers that are coming into Cloverdale this Saturday for a lot of visiting and gabbing about the impossible things that they did this summer. Will have a BBQ lunch put on by the Cloverdale Lions club so bring a couple of bucks or so. We will be giving a few prearranged demo rides for those of you that are seriously thinking of building a Zenith aircraft. check…
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Added by Terrell W. Rees on September 27, 2012 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment
Hello everyone, this is Samantha AKA “The Viking Girl”. I just wanted to say what a great deal of fun I had at the Zenith Fly- In 20th Anniversary. I would like to give thanks to all my demo ride guys: Gary, Creston, Clyt, Jerry S., Don L., Jeff, Lynn, Roger, Dale, Otis, Kevin, Don D., David G., Elmer, Charlotte, Gabriel, Chris, Jerry Si., Brad, Fred, Thomas, Rick, Steve, Devin, Zachary, Bob, Jerry W., Ron and Jonathan.
Again thank you all so much, I had an absolute…
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Today I was finally able to begin disassembly of my exhaust system to investigte the damage done to my engine mount. The right side cyl. tubes are too close to the lower tube of the engine mount and have rubbed a hole in the lower engine mount tube.
As can be seen in the photo, there is very little clearance between the right side exhaust…
ContinueAdded by Doug MacDonald on September 23, 2012 at 6:15pm — 1 Comment
flew into 10th hour with viking eng. purrs like a kitten. the n,w, is smoky with all the fires. still able to fly. living the dream
Added by Randall Wade Grandpre on September 22, 2012 at 11:27pm — 2 Comments
Flaperon bellcranks installed to ribs with solid flush rivets to keep gap to fuselage small. Used countersunk Cherry rivets in the two spar end brackets. These end ribs are thicker that the other ribs (.025). I had used the original thicker ribs elsewhere in the flaperons and had to reorder these.
So far , I have not made any mistakes I couldn't overcome with…
ContinueAdded by Steven Winn on September 20, 2012 at 9:50pm — No Comments
Added by Steven Winn on September 20, 2012 at 9:27pm — No Comments
Fuel, fuel vent, Pitot, AOA, ground, Nav light, and fuel level connections complete. Root fairings fitted.
Chips are from drilling up root fairings. I should have vacuumed before pic...
Added by Steven Winn on September 20, 2012 at 9:23pm — No Comments
After a few more flights testing heat ,i nmade a heat shield for the nose gear bungee
here is the pic
just a simple piece of .016 sheet flanged on the ends and bolted on the the gear channel
I also made a simple 2 " lower lip on the…
ContinueAdded by Tracy Buttles on September 19, 2012 at 4:03pm — 3 Comments
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