Zenith STOL CH 801
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|name = Zenair CH 801
|image =File:Zenair STOL CH-801 AN1465207.jpg
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|type = STOL aircraft
|manufacturer = Zenith Aircraft Company
|designer = Chris Heintz
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|number_built = 160 (December 2011)
|developed_from = Zenith STOL CH701
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The Zenith STOL CH 801 is a four-seat sport STOL aircraft developed by Chris Heintz and available in kit form from the Zenith Aircraft Company.Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 77. Belvoir Publications. {{ISSN|0891-1851}}{{cite web|url = http://www.zenithair.com/stolch801/index1.html|title = STOL CH 801|access-date = 15 September 2010|last = Zenith Aircraft|year = n.d.}}Kitplanes Staff: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, page 80, Kitplanes Magazine December 2007 Volume 24, Number 12, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 128. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The CH 801 is based on the general design and features of the smaller two-place STOL CH 701 model. It offers a useful load of {{convert|1000|lb|kg|abbr=on}}, which is double the 701's {{convert|500|lb|kg|abbr=on}}. While both aircraft look alike they do not share any common parts.
The STOL CH 801 is made from sheet aluminium and employs a deep wing chord, full-length leading edge slats and trailing edge flaperons to develop high lift at low speed, while maintaining a short wing-span for maximum strength and ground maneuverability.
By the end of 2011, 160 CH 801s had been completed and were flying.
Specifications (CH 801)
File:Zenair STOL CH-801 AN1412588.jpg
{{Aircraft specs
|prime units? = imp
|ref=Source: Kitplanes magazine
|crew=one pilot
|capacity=three passengers and 1050 lb (475 kg) useful load
|length ft= 24.5
|length m=7.47
|span ft= 27.0
|span m=8.23
|wing area sqft= 167
|wing area sqm= 15.5
|empty weight lb= 1150
|empty weight kg= 523
|gross weight lb= 2200
|gross weight kg= 998
|max takeoff weight lb= 2200
|max takeoff weight kg= 998
|eng1 name=Lycoming O-360
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 hp= 180
|eng1 kw=135
|cruise speed mph= 105
|cruise speed kmh= 170
|stall speed mph= 39
|stall speed kmh= 63
|range mi= 370
|range km=600
|climb rate ftmin= 1200
|climb rate ms= 6.2
|power/mass=12.2 lb/hp (0.13 kW/kg)
}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Zenair STOL CH801}}
- [http://www.zenithair.com/stolch801/index1.html Zenith Aircraft]
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