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!
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!
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Workspace Concerns
Hey friends, in this video segment, I talk about the amount of space you really need to plans-build an airplane. The standard Zenith kit can be built in a single stall garage (roughly 12' x 24') until it's time to mount the wings. With plans-building, you need a lot more room than that because you have so much fabrication to do. So in addition to the recommended 4' X 12' assembly table, you also need a cutting table/platform, various workbenches and space for fabrication tools (belt sanders, drill press, bench vise, saws, presses, etc.). This video specifically addresses the problem you run into when trying to use your assembly table as a cutting/storage area for aluminum.
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