Classic Kit Plane Now Offers An 85-HP Jabiru 2200 Engine.
Light aircraft kit manufacturer Zenith Aircraft Company has
partnered with JabiruUSA to offer the STOL CH 701 aircraft kit
bundled together with the complete firewall-forward installation
for the Jabiru 2200 aircraft engine, including basic instruments (a
basic digital EIS and flight instruments).
Zenith CH 701
Priced at $29,980 the Zenith STOL CH 701 kit with Jabiru 2200
engine package includes the complete easy-to-build all-metal STOL
CH 701 kit (airframe and finishing kits), the 85-hp direct-drive,
air-cooled Jabiru 2200 aircraft engine, the complete
firewall-forward package for the engine installation (including
cowl, engine mount, exhaust and propeller), and basic instruments,
making this a very attractively priced complete airplane kit
project. The STOL CH 701 kit is complete, and comes with
factory-riveted wing spars, CNC cut and drilled skins, factory
welded fuel tanks, gear with hydraulic disk brakes, assembly
hardware, and more.
"In today's uncertain economy, many kit builders want to
know how much their kit aircraft project will cost before they
start building," explained Sebastien Heintz, Zenith Aircraft's
president: "At under thirty thousand dollars, the STOL
CH 701 project is an excellent value, while also being one of the
easiest and quickest kit projects to build on the market
today. The four-cylinder Jabiru engine provides fantastic
performance in the 701, while still offering owners a brand-new
four-cycle aircraft engine."
The STOL CH 701 is a very popular short take-off and landing
(STOL) kit plane: First introduced in 1986, the two-seat
all-metal design from aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz has become
one of the most popular light kit aircraft designs in existence,
with an estimated 1,000 completed and flying around the
world. The high wing design combines the features and
advantages of a "real" airplane with the short-field capabilities
of an "ultralight" aircraft. The light sport utility STOL CH
701 is a boxy "sky jeep" designed to be easy to build and maintain,
with unique features such as fixed leading-edge wing slats, full
length flaperons, and large tail control surfaces for excellent
slow flight and STOL capabilities. The aircraft is equipped
with a rugged tricycle landing gear for off-airport operations.
Jabiru 2200 Engine
With the Jabiru 2200 engine installed, the STOL CH 701 boasts
excellent S.T.O.L. performance while being very economical to
operate. Take-off roll is less than 100 feet and rate
of climb is an impressive 800 fpm. Cruise performance is 80
mph, and stall speed is 30 mph. And, since the design meets
the definition of an LSA, it can be operated with the Sport Pilot
certificate.