Test flying the Zenair CH701 STOL airplane with the Jabiru 2200 engine

[leneanderthalien]

performs much better with a reducted engine like a 912

[stealhty1]

thanks for posting,and hey ..service that altimeter would ya

[gur2ys4me]

Clearest video I've seen, even without HQ, but took awhile to download. Could you kindly tell me what camera was used for this? Whoever took this video finally let everyone get a good look not just outside, but inside at the instruments, of what it was cruising at, along with vital engine info. Really appreciate all of that. Zenith will be hearing from me soon, just need to save up for the other half. :-)

[ismasamov55]

I"m surprise to see round lift struts on this craft.I thought the kit would have been refined by now to include aerodynamic ones.

[zenithairco]

The STOL CH 701 design uses simple and low-cost readily-available materials as much as possible. Extruded streamlined fairings are also available...

[ismasamov55]

So how are you liking th Jabiru so far. The one thing I see about a direct drive engine of this size, it has to swing a smaller diameter propeller compared to the geared rotax thus reducing efficiency a little. The Jabiru would be more suited to faster airplanes.

[a6intruderr]

Nice video

[kazakhpilot]

video is very good