Hope everybody had a safe return trip home from the open house , flying or driving . I had a great time and I think everybody got to see how well the one week wonder performed and how greta the Cruzer is . What a blast doing the STOL competition and proved what a affordable , good performace option the o-200 is for the 750 line

I can not thank the EAA and Charlie Becker enough for letting me be involved in both programs , the staff build and the one week wonder and for Zenith and their… Continue

I wanted everyone to see the lift hooks I installed on a 750

Not made from any plans ,and I didn't do any engineering on the material thickness , I just knew I wanted I thinker than the material in the upper spar carry though . I figure if it was thicker than that I would be more than enough

You wouldn't need then that often , but they would be handy



I just bent up some 1/8 4130 around the with of the front spar attachment point on the fuse and bought a forged eyelet from a… Continue

I recently have had to do some repair /replace work and I have had to do a lot of rivet removal.

I thought I would share a little info on this subject

 

 Most  of the rivets on Zenith Aircraft are the Avex blind rivets .  A4 or A5 in size

I have found that the A5 are a little easier to remove that the A4s.

 You just want to remove the head and not try to dill it all the way out . Most of the time when you remove the head the reat of the rivet will easilly…

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I just got done installing a root fairing on a 750  . I had noticed  some weakness in the sheet metal along the curve on it and also on others 750s and 701s , I have also seen some root fairings with lots of dimples and waves  . A few have developed small cracks from the oil canning of this area.  Thought I would show what I had done on this 750 and can easily be done on other 750s or 701s

I just marked a line down the center of the fairing panel and started about 10mm from the spar .…

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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…

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I have had two bungee cord fail on a 750 in the last few hours

not this is on a 750 with a zenith Rotax FWF kit

 

 Just the way that they failed made me think that it might be a possable heat issue

I know that I had not been hard on the bungee

 so i put a remote temp sensor on the area of the bungee that had failed

also I did some…

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It was decide to install the new nose gera on the 750 im working on  and i wanted to tell how easy it is.

 Removal on the old style gear already installed was quite easy and sent that out to Zenith for modifing .

They did a fast turnaround and in a few days it was back to me . I had to prime and paint it  and install was easy

 Putting the bunge back on was easy but I do have the Rotax 912 installed and i have a lot or room to work , might be more dificult on other engine…

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I added a few pics of the control stick and the flaperon stops installed

I have seen a few pics of the pitch rod /yoke detail  , a few guys have cut large holes in the passenger seat side panel , i didnt like that and thought there has to be somthing  a little better .…

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A few more detail pics for those interested

 

dorsal fin detail

 

 

 just some detail on the inside of the fin and stops and guides

 

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I just  wanted to post a few pics of the control setup on a 750 , for anyone that had anyquestions and would like to get see pics . i know it always hepls me and i havent seen to may pic of the setup

As you can see just swagged to the clevis on the rudder perdals

and i knew they had to be crossed but i was hoping to do it in the tail section , but there isnt…

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has anyone had any trouble with the 601 fuel system losing prime if it sits for a while ?

 I have had an issue with a 601 standard arrangement just like the plans call for . The line goes to the center counsel from the wings and then up to the fuel selector then down to the gasculator

i had the 601 sit for few weeks and then couldnt get it started , wich was strange becouse the 3300 usually fires right up , i tried to drain the gasculator and the fuel didnt come out at a steady…

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i fabbed up the lower strut  attachment bracket ( i havent done the upper or rigged it yet ) and noticed somthing different from the plans and the photo assemble guide and it has me a little worried

 in the photto you will see the  the lower bolt goes through the u shaped fitting, to slide over the fuse attachment point. in the plans is calls for the bolt to not go…

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it finally arrived in ecuador(actually been stuck in customs for a month!!!)

 

few details but its there  , what a differance in climate  from when it left  Wisconsin  !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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with a few final details , like marking the covered wings with NO STEP on them , and making sure the box with plans ,manuals ,hardware are easilly open for customs , the shipment is on its way…

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Finished up with the packaging today and had it put back on the trailer , ready to get picked up tommorrow

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spent the last few days loading a 701 in a over sea shipping container ( going to Equador)

20 foot is just enough  , sent a few pics and will have it all strapped down and secured tommorrow

had to higher a crane to set the container on the ground , just to high to work with on the trailer…

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I have been helping a customer  build a 750

so far the fuse is almost complete , and it has been an enjoyable build , with all the new CNC parts and match drilling

I have had a few things that have come up and i thought i would share them

  I know that the kit is fairly new and there is bound to be some little issues

on thing i have found was on…

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