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, March 26, 2017

Why I chose the STOL CH 750

Friends,

Almost every aircraft builder is asked at some point why he or she chose a specific design to build. It's certainly a fair question, and one I'm always happy to answer. However, if you're building a Zenith STOL CH 750 nowadays, you'll invariably be asked why you are not building a Zenith 750 Cruzer instead. Further, after maybe giving some additional answers, some folks will even tell you that you should be building a Cruzer instead. I've often found that interesting at best, and annoying at worst. Who decides what airplane is best for me? I do!

If you would like to know more about why I specifically chose the STOL CH 750, and why I would still choose that design if I had to choose today, check out the video:


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