Inside the Zenith Aircraft factory...

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	Inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory.
	Cutting out nose-rib blanks on the 12-foot CNC router. Video clips from the factory
	12-foot CNC router and press brake (background).
	Touring the production facilities during a factory visit (by appointment).
	Building the Zodiac from a Kit
	Inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory.
	Visiting the factory at the annual Zenith Aircraft Open Hangar Day.
	Inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory.
	Parts manufacturing inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory: Parts inventory and quality control (QC).
	Parts manufacturing inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory: Stamping an elevator rib in a small hydraulic press.
	Parts manufacturing inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory: Pre-cutting wing skins to size
	Forming the wing leading-edge skins.
	Building the ZODIAC wing spars.  In the kit, the wing spars are supplied factory-built.
	Jigging the ZODIAC wing spar sections together.  In the kit, the wing spars are supplied factory-built.
	Parts manufacturing inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory: Riveting and assembling the STOL CH 701 wing spars. (Wing spars are supplied factory-assembled in the kit).
	Parts manufacturing inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory: Welding an aluminum wing tank.
	Parts manufacturing inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory: Welding and machining.
	Parts manufacturing inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory: Pre-drilling fuselage skins.
	Testing the wings for strength...
	Parts manufacturing inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory: Parts production facilities.
	Parts manufacturing inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory: Hand finishing the rear fuselage bulkhead.
	Parts manufacturing inside the Zenith Aircraft kit factory.
	Pre-drilling STOL CH 701 wing skins with a computer-controlled (CNC) drilling machine.
	Final inspection before Super ZODIAC wing ribs are shipped to the customer.
	Factory-jigged fuselages at the Zenith Aircraft factory.
	Putting together factory-jigged fuselages at the Zenith Aircraft factory.
	The Zenith Aircraft factory expansion at Mexico Memorial Airport in Missouri (10/98)
	Factory demo planes...
	Shipping out a complete aircraft (wings and tail removed) in a single crate, being shipped to Asia by air.
	Shipping complete kits (crated) to customers.
	Picking up the crate from the shipping terminal (Australia).
	ZODIAC Kit, uncrated
	EAA Air Academy: Building the ZODIAC CH 601 wing.
	EAA Air Academy: Building the ZODIAC CH 601 center wing.
	Touring the factory at the annual Zenith Open Hangar day.
	More than 100 builders and pilots socialize at the annual Zenair Builders' Dinner at the Oshkosh fly-in.
	EAA Air Academy: Building the ZODIAC CH 601 fuselage.

Related Info:

• Visiting the factory
• Factory workshops
• Coming Events / Photos from past events
• Building an aircraft as a group / school project
• Employment Opportunities

Note: Many of these images show customer-built aircraft, some of which have been modified without the designer's specific approval. Modifications will affect the specifications and performance of the aircraft.

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Zenith Aircraft Company
Mexico Memorial Airport, PO Box 650
Mexico, Missouri, 65265-0650 USA.
Tel: 573-581-9000 (Mon - Fri, 8-5 Central),
Fax: 573-581-0011
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