Members Projects
Darren Jones's Zenith 801
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4 seat STOL                                           Approx BEW  520kg            MTOW 1000kg (may up that as per factory specs)
length 24'6'' ( 7.5 m )                                Height 10 ft ( 3m)                 Wing span 31'4'' ( 9.55m)
Wing area 167 sq ft (15.5 msq)                 Cabin width 44'' (112 cm)      Cabin Length 78'' (198 cm)
Design load at MTOW +5.7 - 2.8 G           Max cruise speed 120 mph    VNE 150 mph

TORR @max 110 m                                LRR 100m                            Stall with flaps 34 knts
ROC @ gross 800 ft/min                          Endurance 8 1/4 hrs including reserve

My aircraft has the Lycoming 0360 built by BPE from a Genuine Lycoming kit.  It has 9:1 pistons with match flowed barrels, roller cam and lifters.  Fully blue printed and balanced to within 1 gram ( Lycoming balance to withing 25g)
Full chrome kit,  Dual hi spark bendix mags and PULP carbie upgrade.         185@2700 rpm at ISA

I helped build the engine when I was in the US. Great company! I was there for a week, at that time they had 7 engines racing in Red Bull.

The dash is the MGL Odyssey  and MGL V10 digital radio coupled to the Trio EZ pilot and EZ3 altitude control w/vs and Altitude Preset. The intercom is the PS engineering PM3000 stereo.   I will use a Garmin Transponder.

Dual battery set up as per 4x4 well almost.
B&C starter and alternator/reg and fuse blocks etc.

Two blade metal sensenich prop plus heaps of small bits and bob's.