Photograph:
Zenair CH-750 STOL 24-7811 (c/n 75-7892) at Temora, NSW in 2013 (David C Eyre)
Country of origin:
Canada
Description:
Two-seat light sport aircraft
Power Plant:
One 78 kw (105 hp) Jabiru 3300 six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine
Specifications:
- Wingspan: 9.10 m (29 ft 9 in)
- Length: 6.7 m (21 ft 10 in)
- Height: 2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 13.37 m² (144 sq ft)
- Max speed: 169 km/h (105 mph)
- Cruising speed at 75% power: 161 km/h (100 mph)
- Stalling speed flaps down: 56 km/h (35 mph)
- Rate of climb: 305 m/min (1,000 ft/min)
- Service ceiling: 4,267 m (14,000 ft)
- Range: 708 km (440 miles)
- Endurance: 4.4 hours
- Fuel capacity: 91 litres (20 imp gals)
- Take-off run: 30 m (100 ft)
- Landing run: 38 m (125 ft)
- Empty weight: 352 kg (775 lb)
- Useful load: 247 kg (545 lb)
- Loaded weight: 599 kg (1,320 lb)
History:
One of a line of aircraft developed in Canada for the ultralight / homebuilt market, the CH-750 was introduced to the Zenair range of aircraft in 2010 following the introduction of the light sport aircraft category. Produced in kit form, it had STOL take-off and landing performance, a large cabin, a large baggage area. It has been used as a bushplane in Canada.
A number of engines have been available, including the Jabiru 3300, the Continental O-200, Rotax 912ULS and 914, and the Lycoming 233 LSA engine. Converted auto engines were also able to be installed up to a weight of 113 kg (250 lb). Design load factor was +6/-3G.
A number of examples have been built, or are in the process of being built in Australasia, one of the first in New Zealand becoming ZK-FLN (c/n 75-7669) in December 2013. Examples have been completed in Australia and registered with Recreation Aircraft Australia (RAA).