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!

Sunday, July 17, 2016

AirVenture 2016 Video in the works

Friends, 

I know it's been a while since my last post. As promised, I'll have some AirVenture updates soon. I'm working on a highlights video with a STOL twist...everything from my time with the Zenith folks, to the forum I attended on bush flying, to the Valdez STOL Competition re-enactment. Since I've been back, I've also been working on the plane, and managed to publish a few videos on workspace concerns, corrosion and rivet layout as I started the assembly of the horizontal stabilizer. I'll have actual construction videos and photos of the stabilizer build, but for now, check out my tips & tricks videos for rivet layout and workspace concerns/corrosion.

Rivet Pitch & Layout Video:


Corrosion & Workspace Concerns Video:



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