Extreme slow flight in the Zenair STOL Sky Jeep

[Baldovino63]

If he will find some counter wind, he can fly backward... O,O

[MrThatsliam]

God, i love them tundra tires :D how many psi 9?

[fs10inator]

Now THIS is the real Jeep of the Skies

[fs10inator]

Now THIS is the real Jeep of the Skies! Zenith rules.

[619viewloader]

i wish it was a LSA

[stolflyer]

@619viewloader - You can fly the Zenith 701 with your Sport Pilot license.

[hammerogod]

How much horsepower will the airframe handle?

[stolflyer]

@hammerogod - I think about 120 HP. It doesn't need much power to get fantastic STOL performance though.

[oiseautempete]

@stolflyer

A 100HP Rotax 912S is more than ennough for this airframe!

[fallingwater]

At 0:56, isn't the landing a bit hard? Can't have been very comfortable in there, jumping around like that...

[stolflyer]

@fallingwater - this is sport flying and not riding on a boring commercial jetliner.

[AmericanAviator]

@stolflyer Hell yeah, who needs a runway?

[apairon2]

@stolflyer yea im with you there! but wasint that landing there at the end a bit to rough on the landing ger? i know its made to take that type of punishment but not every landing.

[zcg3]

@fallingwater The large tires will absorb most of the impact.

[bronco8585]

@fallingwater That was not a smooth landing, but it wouldn't have been uncomfortable. It would have been like hitting a speed bump doing like 20-30mph.

[serger2010]

all it will take is one good down draft

[lakeseminole]

Hello: I'm looking at a 701 from Vermont however, I will use in Florida. Lots of sand and remote beaches. What size tire do you recommend for this use? Thanks. Russ

[lindalowfield]

is this the cheapest plane on earth?

[rcacad]

big ol tires

[gumimalac]

$30k total!

[flanksteak2]

How is that possible when the engine alone is $26,000.00?

[joshlikewoah420]

@flanksteak2

$26,000 for a 120 HP engine - FALSE! Maybe in yen, but not USD buddy.

[Tjita1]

@joshlikewoah420 If you want a certified engine that is not at all an improbable amount. Aircraft engines are insanely expensive.

[jetsandthrills]

@joshlikewoah420 yea something brand new will cost you around $40,000 USD minimum.

[jonny2387]

how much does the zenair cost if you want it built

[ryman129]

whoever was taking that video had to be insane, the plane was really close to him/her

[sketchmeister]

Ah, the power of the zooooooom lens.

[mystico2]

slats not slots..

[mrbushpilot]

slots are the holes behind the slats so if it has slats it has slots. but you can also have slots without slats. not sure which one this has though.

[mrbushpilot]

slats retract, slots dont.

[flugverrueckt]

i have definitely seen cars go twice that fast (in a speed bump zone!! XD) nice

[Kidugui]

como ele consegue essa sustentação?

[kazakhpilot]

This Zenair have front leading edge wing slots.