THE NEW STOL CH 801-HD
The new STOL CH 801-HD is the latest evolution of Zenair's very robust, all-metal, four-seat STOL design. Like the much lighter two-seat STOL CH 701 "Sky Jeep" and the Light-Sport STOL CH 750, the STOL CH 801-HD was developed to provide maximum short-field performance while remaining easy to assemble, operate and maintain. Designed for much more than occasional leisure flights and weekend outings, the CH 801-HD has been optimized for intense and repetitive use - at full loads.
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While the CH 801 was initially intended for recreational users in off-airport environments, Zenair developed the “Heavy Duty” (HD) package following extensive field-testing and based on the feedback from harsh "agricultural" users. As a result, the new STOL CH 801-HD has become the aircraft of choice for a number of foreign operators exploiting the design's potential for "commercial" applications such as crop spraying. In fact, the aircraft has now been officially recognized in a number of countries; it has been granted special-use type-certificates in Asia and the Middle-East, allowing it to be used there for commercial spraying! Today, the “HD” version is the new standard for all new kit-built STOL CH 801 everywhere, including North America.
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Differences in the new CH 801-HD model include more ribs in the wings, thicker fuselage skins, heavier streamlined struts, beefier landing gear fittings, beefier cabin frame, more gussets and larger rivets in key areas. The HD modifications do not enhance the performance or specification of the aircraft, rather, they make it tougher, more resistant to abuse and rough handling. The rational for these changes is to give the aircraft a heavier, more utilitarian look and feel. Now more than ever, the CH 801-HD lives up to its reputation as a full-size, 4-person “Sky Jeep”...
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The STOL CH 801-HD aircraft is at home in rough open fields as well as on city airports, providing both the versatility of a four-seat aircraft and the capacities of a cargo-hauling bush-plane. Developed as a sport utility aircraft, high-speed performances have been traded for outstanding high-lift capabilities to offer true short take-off and landing performance and spectacular slow flight characteristics - with a large cabin area and heavy payload. While many other aircraft are faster than the STOL CH 801-HD, none offer more payload and short-field capabilities in an aircraft that is both affordable and simple to own.
Built of durable all-metal construction, the STOL CH 801-HD is equipped with simple systems to maximize weight savings and reliability. Its slow stall speed makes the aircraft easy to fly and give it spectacular short-field performance as well as overall versatility. Designed to provide the durability and ruggedness expected of an "off-airport" bush-plane, it offers many modern features for a truly versatile and utilitarian aircraft.
For full details on the new STOL CH 801-HD, including different airframe kits available from Zenair, many options, engine choices, Firewall Forward Packages, etc., visit:
http://www.zenair801.info/
For full details on the new STOL CH 801-HD, including different airframe kits available from Zenair, many options, engine choices, Firewall Forward Packages, etc., visit:
http://www.zenair801.info/
You can also contact Zenair directly by e-mail, fax or phone.
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