Sat, Mar 08, 2014
Airplane Will Join The EAA's Employee Flying Club When Complete
A group of EAA employees building a Zenith 750 are making good progress with the project, and have reached the point that it's time to choose the paint scheme for the airplane, among other things.
Just to bring you up to speed, the plane is being built by several members of the EAA in Oshkosh, according to the project's blog written by Chad Jensen, Senior Aviation Technical Specialist for Homebuilts at EAA, and project lead on the 750.
The Zenith 750 kit was donated by the Zenith Aircraft Company in Mexico Missouri. "We began the build on September 29, 2012 and our goal is a completion date of Labor Day 2013," Jensen wrote on the blog. "Interest among the staff has been amazing with almost 40 people wanting a chance at drilling, clecoing, and riveting the airframe together. Continuous learning and professional development for EAA staffers is what this is all about!
"The end result of this project will be an LSA qualified airplane to go in to the EAA Employee Flying Club."
So this week, Jensen posted several photos of the airplane showing its progress, as well as the planned paint scheme. "We are paying homage to Paul Poberezny by using the same colors and look as his prototype Acrosport," Jensen wrote. "In fact, when I went digging to find the exact colors, Sue from the EAA Library unearthed this note from 1990. Poly-Fiber supplied the exact color codes from 1990."
Other photos on the blog show the installation of the motor mount for the 750, as well as the "brains" of the Dynon SkyView package that will be installed.
Jensen updates the blog weekly, so you can follow the airplane's progress.
(Images provided by the EAA)
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