About The Project:

The airplane is a home-built, scratch-built Zenith CH 750 STOL. Building from plans/blueprints is a challenging way to build an airplane, since most of the parts you use to build it are not prefabricated. I chose the Zenith CH 750 STOL for its rugged design, its STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) characteristics and its aluminum construction. Zenith Aircraft Company has designed this airplane so that it can be built from scratch or from a kit by the average person. They provide excellent technical support for both kit and scratch builders. In addition, I'll be installing a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 164 cid horizontally opposed, air cooled, 6-cylinder engine, with special conversion parts to make it suitable for airplane duty. This is what the airplane will look like when I'm done, although I'll have a different paint scheme:

Follow my progress below!

Monday, November 9, 2015

Welcome

This blog is intended to photo and video chronicle the construction progress (and hopefully, flight experiences) on my Zenith CH 750 STOL airplane, an aluminum short take-off and landing aircraft with two seats. It will be powered by a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair air-cooled, 164 cubic-inch, horizontally opposed, 6-cylinder engine. It will be registered under the new Light Sport Aircraft regulations with the U.S. Federal Air Administration. When it's done, it will look like this, though I will have a different paint scheme:


I am mostly building this airplane from scratch. That is, it is not a kit airplane put together with pre-made parts. I am forming most of the parts from flat aluminum sheets and some bar stock. Since I am not a skilled welder, I may purchase certain welded parts from Zenith, or pay to have them fabricated locally. But the bulk of the airplane will be made from scratch. Follow along as I try to make steady progress and have a flying airplane in 3-5 years...
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