Zenith STOL CH 701

what is it?

The Zenith STOL CH 701 and CH 750 are a family of light, two-place kit-built STOL aircraft designed by Canadian aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz through his Midland, Ontario, based company, Zenair. The CH 701 first flew in 1986 and the design is still in production. The CH 750 was first introduced in 2008.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 137 km/htop speed
• size 499 kgmax take-off weight
• built 870made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 40 years ago, in 1986.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1986

introduced

1986

status

in production

number built

870

role

kit aircraft

makers

Czech Sport Aircraft, homebuilt aircraft, Zenair

engines

1× Rotax 912

length

6.4 m

wingspan

8.2 m

height

2.6 m

max take-off weight

499 kg

top speed

137 km/h

cruise speed

129 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,658 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.