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 Corvair engine conversion for my Zenith STOL CH 750

Friends,

As a follow-up to "Why I chose the Zenith STOL CH 750," I thought I'd go into some detail about why I chose a Chevrolet Corvair engine conversion for my project. The first part of the video mostly about why I chose the Corvair specifically. The second part of the video is somewhat about the Corvair, but also details a lot about automotive engine conversion considerations. So, if you are interested in my reasoning for the Corvair engine choice, or if you would like more information on what is involved with choosing an automotive engine conversion, check out my videos below:

Why I chose a Corvair engine conversion - Part 1:


Why I chose a Corvair engine conversion - Part 2:

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