Zenith STOL CH 801

infobox Aircraft
name = Zenair CH 801
type = Zenair CH 801

manufacturer = Zenith Aircraft Company


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designer = Chris Heintz
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number built = 120
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unit cost = USD$40,000-80,000
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variants with their own articles = Zenith STOL CH701

The Zenith STOL CH 801 is a four-seat sport utility kit aircraft based on the two-seat STOL CH 701 design developed by Chris Heintz.Fact|date=December 2007

Development

The larger STOL CH 801 expands the utility of the STOL CH 701 model by increasing the useful load from 500 lb to 1,000 lb (225 to 450 kg). While the two designs share many similarities in appearance, they do not share any airframe parts due to the larger size of the STOL CH 801.Fact|date=December 2007

Features

The STOL CH 801 uses a deep wing chord, a full-length leading edge slats and trailing edge flaperons to develop tremendous lift at low speed, while maintaining a short wing-span for maximum strength and ground maneuverability.Fact|date=December 2007

The STOL CH 801 design utilizes ‘Hoerner’ wing tips to maximize the wing’s effective lift area, minimize wing tips vortices and provide the largest effective span for a given geometric span and wing weight.Fact|date=December 2007

Production

The STOL CH 801 is available in kit form from the Zenith Aircraft Company. By the fall of 2007 120 CH 801s had been completed and were flying.Kitplanes Staff: "2008 Kit Aircraft Directory", page 80, Kitplanes Magazine December 2007 Volume 24, Number 12, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.]

pecifications (CH 801)

Source: Kitplanes magazineaircraft specifications

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crew=one pilot
capacity=three passengers
payload main=
payload alt=
length main= 24.5 feet
length alt=7.5 m
span main= 27.0 feet
span alt=8.3 m
height main=
height alt=
area main= 167 sq ft
area alt= 22.0 sq m
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empty weight main= 1150 lb
empty weight alt= 523 kg
loaded weight main= 2200 lb
loaded weight alt= 998 kg
useful load main= 1050 lb
useful load alt= 475 kg
max takeoff weight main= 2200 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 998 kg
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engine (prop)=Lycoming O-360
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number of props=1
power main= 180 hp
power alt=135 kW
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max speed main=
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cruise speed main= 105 mph
cruise speed alt= 170 km/h
stall speed main= 39 mph
stall speed alt= 63 km/h
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range main= 370 sm
range alt=600 km
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climb rate main= 1200 fpm
climb rate alt= 6.2 m/s
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power/mass main=12.2 lb/hp
power/mass alt=0.13 kW/kg
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References

External links

[http://www.zenithair.com/stolch801/index1.html Zenith Aircraft]