Zenith introduces the STOL CH 750 light sport utility aircraft at Oshkosh AirVenture.

• STOL CH 750 Details, Photos and Videos

Harold Crosby's STOL CH 701, powered by the 100-hp Rotax 912S, in Pocahontus, Arkansas.

"The building of my STOL CH 701 was very easy.  I started work on it last August 2007 and twelve months later it was done (if it wasn't for me being sick so much of the time I think I could have finished it in five or six months).  It's a great plane to fly and does everything you say it will do. Thanks."

Raptor-Tango, a Hawaiian STOL CH 701:

"These are the photos AFTER the building.  We also have photos during a builder's assist process we could never have envisioned, because the Duggers and Erik (from Quality Sport Planes in Cloverdale California) were beyond any expectations.  In addition, Michael Heintz provided invaluable guidance and oversight that made the entire process smooth and enjoyable.  The 701 has the first Jabiru engine on the island, which makes for a lot of enthusiasm... She's like the VW of General Aviation to us…. so cute, safe and best of all…FUN!"

...from our 17th annual Open Hangar Day:  JABIRU 2200

Many were pleased to see a particular new yellow and red STOL CH 701 light sport utility plane. What made this 701 unique was the installed powerplant: a Jabiru 2200 direct-drive four-cylinder four-stroke horizontally opposed air cooled engine producing up to 85 hp. With an installed weight of just 132 lbs. (60 kg.), this is one of the lightest four stroke aircraft engines in existence.  This wasn't just a "one-of-a-kind" custom engine installation: The engine installation was designed and tested by US Jabiru of Shelbyville, TN. In fact, the yellow and red STOL CH 701 was flown to the Zenith Open Hangar Day by Pete Krotje, owner and director of Jabiru USA. Zenith staff and Open Hangar day participants were duly impressed with the performance of the Jabiru engine in the STOL CH 701, which is being offered as a lower cost alternative to the Rotax 912 series engines.

Video Clip: 

• Flying the STOL CH 701 powered by a 85-hp Jabiru 2200 engine
• Video clip of the Jabiru 2200 engine on the STOL CH 701

New Video Clip:  Skydiving from a STOL CH 801 - view from a helmet-mounted camera!

Video Clips:  Flying the prototype STOL CH 750

• More STOL CH 750 Video Clips
• More YouTube Video Clips
• More STOL CH 701 Video Clips
• Float Flying Video Clips

NEW Video Clip:  Pilot demonstrates very short take-off in the four-seat utility STOL CH 801

NEW Video Clip:  Pilot demonstrates a short circuit (60 seconds) in the four-seat utility STOL CH 801

Fun flying the STOL CH 701 with the doors off...

Jabiru powered STOL CH 701

Side by side seating with bubble doors

Mike Gross’ STOL CH-701 in Etters, Pennsylvania:

"An outstanding STOL airplane.  Thank-you for the excellent component kits and speedy assistance for the few questions I had!"

Fred Sanford's airplane projects in Santa Barbara, California.

"We finished the STOL CH 701 in 2005, and enjoyed the building so much that we built a Zodiac 601."

"Total time spent from unpacking the crate to the finished slats was nine hours!"

Bill Wilcox's STOL CH 801 on Valdez Glacier Lake in Alaska.

STOL CH 701 with the folding wings option with a custom trailer / hangar.

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