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Congratulations to Deane Philip for taking first place in his Zenith STOL aircraft at the New Zealand Bush Pilot Championships in Omaka, New Zealand, on Saturday, February 3,…
ContinueAdded by Zenith Aero on February 5, 2018 at 2:30pm — 8 Comments
Here's my follow-up photo report of the 2018 Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, and of our flight to and from Sebring, Florida.
We took two Zenith airplanes on the trip to Florida: I flew the Zenith CH 750 Cruzer with my daughter (below) while Roger flew the new…
ContinueAdded by Sebastien Heintz on February 1, 2018 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments
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Here is a beautiful kit we just finished up for a customer in the USA.
Main Color Medium Gray Ultra-Leather
King Blue Micro Fiber Accent and Matching King Blue Pipping.
Custom Matching Embroidery done in house..
Kit is 3 layer laminated memory / temper foam. Extremely comfortable. My wife sat in them for about an hour when we were in our shop discussing our work. …
ContinueAdded by Robert Lemke on January 24, 2018 at 7:31am — 3 Comments
the plans don't really say which rivets to use on the bubble doors to the frame? Is it the 30 aluminum or the 20 aluminum rivets. It says to drill 30 holes but the 30 rivers in the finishing kit say for rear windows only.
Added by Mitchell Hargin on January 20, 2018 at 6:37pm — 2 Comments
Successfully completed a 2000 nm cross-Canada flight!
See Part 1: Preparation
And Part 2: The Flight
Keep on building, people! An adventure such as this makes it all worthwhile!
Added by J. Davis on January 19, 2018 at 7:35am — No Comments
The Tehachapi Society of Pilots of California has partnered with Oak Valley Charter Schools to build an airplane with high school students (providing successful students with scholastic credit).
The…
ContinueAdded by Zenith Aero on January 11, 2018 at 2:00pm — No Comments
Added by Jan Eggenfellner on January 11, 2018 at 9:38am — No Comments
We are thrilled to announce that we will be flying the Super Duty 174 HP Engine to Sun-N-Fun in Lakeland this year and wanted to share some of the progress pictures. If you want more information head on over to our Forum off of our website: Vikingaircraftengines.com…
ContinueAdded by Jan Eggenfellner on January 11, 2018 at 9:30am — No Comments
I wanted to finally reveal an electronics project that some of you may want to build.
It is cold outside, the engines need to be warmed for long periods of time, and no one wants to go to the hangar and wait for hours while the engine slowly soaks in heat.
This solution is called the “Hangar Buddy”, and it is based on an incredible project by Maria DeGrazia. You may have seen it in the EAA Experimenter under the name “piWarmer”. This is my version that has been…
ContinueAdded by John Marzulli on December 30, 2017 at 1:58pm — 1 Comment
Today, I received a letter from the FAA approving my application for an AMOC (alternative means of compliance) for the AD affecting the NavWorx ADS600-EXP:
A little background: The ADS600-EXP is subject to an AD that…
ContinueAdded by John Austin on December 26, 2017 at 3:00pm — No Comments
BROWN AND NEAL EACH OWN AND FLY VIKING POWERED AIRCRAFT. |
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Added by Jan Eggenfellner on December 25, 2017 at 2:21pm — No Comments
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Added by Jan Eggenfellner on December 25, 2017 at 2:12pm — No Comments
REAL LIFE FUEL USAGE
FES (Festus) and the total distance to X50 (Massey Ranch) was 840 statue miles. Stopwatch has been started to document actual flight time. |
Viking View showing typical numbers. (Fuel PSI is 44, not 144) |
Indicted airspeed was between 125 and 130 mph the entire… |
Added by Jan Eggenfellner on December 25, 2017 at 2:02pm — 1 Comment
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Sure is fun to fly across the country in a Viking powered aircraft with your friend
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Added by Jan Eggenfellner on December 25, 2017 at 1:44pm — No Comments
LATEST 2" CH-750 CRUZER NOSE-WHEEL SPACER ALLOWS FOR A LONGER PROPELLER, INCREASED GROUND CLEARANCE AND HIGHER ANGLE OF ATTACH FOR FASTER TAKEOFFS FUN TIME WITH ZENITH CROWD AND HERMAN / AMY FROM WHEELS AND WINGS AT SUN N FUN LAST… |
Added by Jan Eggenfellner on December 25, 2017 at 1:36pm — No Comments
Roger from Zenith and the Sam |
Well, great. All about Roger. Roger, Roger, Roger. Flying all these fun airplanes, all over the place.....… |
Added by Jan Eggenfellner on December 23, 2017 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Viking 130 now three years old and a continued success |
Many Zenith record speeds and short takeoff's since the Viking 130 engine was unveiled two years ago |
VIDEO… |
Added by Jan Eggenfellner on December 23, 2017 at 12:56pm — No Comments
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