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 Topic: Yep, ON TO BUILDING a CH750 |
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| rlalonde Replies: 5 Views: 5223 |
 Forum: Zenith701801-List Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:55 pm Subject: Re: Yep, ON TO BUILDING a CH750 |
| Hi Bob
I am a 601/650 builder in NS. Love the 750 and think it has got to be the best Zenith design yet. The problems encountered with the 601xl have me waiting anxiously for a fix...if there is eve ... |
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| Topic: Building Spars |
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| rlalonde Replies: 10 Views: 5830 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:17 am Subject: Building Spars |
| How many of you scratch builders have actually built your spars? Have heard that many buy the spars for their project.
Ron [quote][b] |
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| Topic: Motivational Flying Video for the Week |
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| rlalonde Replies: 5 Views: 4289 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:24 pm Subject: Re: Motivational Flying Video for the Week |
| Your videos are truly motivational. Keep them coming.
Could watch them over and over.... Thanks Ron Debert, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Topic: Exact measurement |
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| rlalonde Replies: 17 Views: 8922 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:34 am Subject: Exact measurement |
| Hi Larry
Everyone on the list seem to be talking about rib height, and there seems to be quite a concern. Is there any one point where the measurement could be taken to measure this to be certain? ... |
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| Topic: Hole Flanging |
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| rlalonde Replies: 24 Views: 13846 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:20 am Subject: Hole Flanging |
| Just got back from the local machinists place. Just to have the two larger dies made (95mm and 115mm), will be
110 dollars EACH! Certainly not able to go that route. Will have to watch the list an ... |
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| Topic: Hole Flanging |
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| rlalonde Replies: 24 Views: 13846 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:13 pm Subject: Hole Flanging |
| Thanks William and Debo for your replies.
Debo, I looked up the construction sheet for the dies and brought it to a machinist today. William, I used the flanging dies made of wood and I experienc ... |
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| Topic: Hole Flanging |
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| rlalonde Replies: 24 Views: 13846 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:34 pm Subject: Hole Flanging |
| I just finished doing the flanging on the lightening holes on the wing and nose ribs. My dies were made of hardwood.
How much strength are the hole flanges designed for, if any. It seems like the wi ... |
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| Topic: Flying today |
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| rlalonde Replies: 27 Views: 34448 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 1:54 pm Subject: Flying today |
| Hi Scott
Those videos are great. Have watched them over and over!! You mention about the tail being low, and I noticed that on the last landing of the last video that you had made. Do you have some ... |
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| Topic: Fatal 701 Crash |
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| rlalonde Replies: 5 Views: 4329 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:19 pm Subject: Fatal 701 Crash |
| I could be wrong, but is this not the first fatality in a CH701 ???
Ron Discover a magical Christmas destination. Visit asksanta.ca today! [quote][b] |
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| Topic: Homebuilt Help DVD |
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| rlalonde Replies: 4 Views: 2831 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:18 pm Subject: Homebuilt Help DVD |
| A must see for anyone starting out building a 701 or 601 project.
My wife especially likes "sock puppet" LOL Ron Lalonde 601XL Nova Scotia, Canada > Date: Sat, ... |
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| Topic: China products |
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| rlalonde Replies: 14 Views: 7024 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:18 am Subject: China products |
| I dont wanna get into a big argument...this is the Zenith list.
Dont forget boys...if someone from North America ordered "Zenith aircraft parts" from China (for a cheapo price) what would ... |
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| Topic: Avex Rivets |
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| rlalonde Replies: 18 Views: 13348 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:39 pm Subject: Avex Rivets |
| In defence of Chinese made products, (which I agree are inferior on the most part) it had been discovered that many of the products (especially the lead paint on toys) were produced by specifications ... | |
| Topic: Flanging Dies |
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| rlalonde Replies: 4 Views: 2485 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:02 pm Subject: Flanging Dies |
| Flanging blanks? What about a completed set..I think these need to be machined
Ron > Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:47:23 -0800 From: ifly4fun2@sbcglobal.net Subject: Flanging Dies ... |
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| Topic: C-GJRL finally flies: CH701 Pegastol, Suzuki 1300 cc |
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| rlalonde Replies: 2 Views: 2617 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:40 pm Subject: C-GJRL finally flies: CH701 Pegastol, Suzuki 1300 cc |
| Where in New Brunswick?? What airport??
I am in NS and would really like to see your 701 sometime. Especially that wing!! What HP does the Suzuki put out...would it be good for a 601XL. Good luc ... |
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| Topic: Cost of scratch build versus kit build |
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| rlalonde Replies: 8 Views: 7187 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:25 pm Subject: Cost of scratch build versus kit build |
| Hi Dave
Are you back to scratchbuilding?? Sure would love to see you back up and running. Going to go to your building site as soon as this message is sent. Ron Debert, Nova Scotia, Canada ... |
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| Topic: Rib Form measurement |
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| rlalonde Replies: 6 Views: 4324 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:33 am Subject: Rib Form measurement |
| Hi Maarten
I phoned Roger at ZAC this morning. Just got off the phone. As per our drawings, all the spar flanges on the ribs are indeed bent in the same direction as the top, bottom and rear flange ... |
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| Topic: Rib Form measurement |
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| rlalonde Replies: 6 Views: 4324 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:48 pm Subject: Rear Rib Spar Flange bend direction |
| Hi Gang
On the rear ribs, the top, bottom and spar flanges are bent in the same direction (according to note on the bottom right of 6-W-6). of course they are installed either facing inboard or outb ... |
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| Topic: Rib Form measurement |
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| rlalonde Replies: 6 Views: 4324 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:53 am Subject: Rib Form measurement |
| Thanks for the reply Glenn.
Was kind of thinking that the gap did not need to be a wide as it was. Mark Townsend (CanZac Aviation) also explained this to me. The idea you had for your cutting blo ... |
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| Topic: Rib Form measurement |
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| rlalonde Replies: 6 Views: 4324 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:08 pm Subject: Rib Form measurement |
| Hi Gang
The cutout detail (6W6)of the top and bottom cutout on the rib blanks (except rib 9) is 10 mm wide. Should that not read 5 mm?? I have made the rib blanks and am just about to make the c ... |
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| Topic: 701 VG's - Put this puppy to rest |
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| rlalonde Replies: 12 Views: 8336 |
Forum: Zenith-List Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:38 am Subject: 701 VG's - Put this puppy to rest |
| Beta Max tapes??? Sure wish I knew where to get one of those machines. I was
one of the many that have tons of those tapes and no machine to transfer them to another media with....LOL Keep you ey ... |
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