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Tommy Walker
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 Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:33 am Post subject: CH-701 + Jabiru 3300 - why is zenusa |
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DO NOT ARCHIVE….
Flicka750,
Welcome to the Zenith 701/801 list. I hope you are able to get the information that you are looking for and that you build the world’s greatest homebuilt. I wish I were able to help you as you gather information about which plane/engine combination is best. It may be possible that CAN-ZAC is a franchise of Zenith Air, or ZenAir, or whatever it’s called and lists all the engines that you can bolt onto the front of a 701 firewall. I can’t speak for Mark T. but I’ve found him to be open and forthright about responding to questions. I doubt many of the regular builders here have enough information about the 750 to make intelligent responses.
I think you asked if any of the listers were scientists or engineers. I am not a scientist or engineer but my father was an engineer. He worked for Southern Railway for 40 years. Started out as a fireman, shoveling coal into those big steam engine boiler fireboxes. He later became a diesel locomotive engineer and kept his hand on the throttle until retirement. J
I never could do anything so I became a school teacher. As Woody Allen said, “…them that can’t, teach. Them that can’t teach, teach gym….” I was obviously educated beyond my intelligence and proved it. J L
I am enjoying building my second 701 though. If light is your goal, you can’t go wrong with the STOL 701. I have a friend in Tennessee who is building a 701 with an O-200 as his engine source. He doesn’t post on this list but does read it, I believe. So, there are 701’s with O-200’s. A used Continental was my second choice for the 701 I’m building now, primarily due to availability and cost. I found a good 912ULS though and went with that. I would bet that the Jabiru would be a great engine match for the 750, not sure about the 701, but James in Arizona has made it work. That is a lot of power for the lowly 701, isn’t it? But I guess you can’t have too much of a good thing. Like I said earlier, we have 496 lbs left for fuel and crew, so we can fly longer than we want to sit in a 701.
I wish I could lay out some exact figures for you to help you along your path, but again, I’m not that smart.
Tommy Walker in Alabama
Starting annual on N8701 tomorrow.
DO NOT ARCHIVE. Do Not Pass Go
Vote Democrat - it's easier than working!
Vote Republican - it's easier than thinking!
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flicka750
Joined: 02 Aug 2008
Posts: 31
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:23 am Post subject: Re: CH-701 + Jabiru 3300 - why is zenusa |
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"Welcome to the Zenith 701/801 list. I hope you are able to get the
information that you are looking for and that you build the world's greatest
homebuilt."
I don't think a single question was ever answered.
[quote="Tommy Walker"]DO NOT ARCHIVE….
Flicka750,
Welcome to the Zenith 701/801 list. I hope you are able to get the information that you are looking for and that you build the world’s greatest homebuilt. I wish I were able to help you as you gather information about which plane/engine combination is best. It may be possible that CAN-ZAC is a franchise of Zenith Air, or ZenAir, or whatever it’s called and lists all the engines that you can bolt onto the front of a 701 firewall. I can’t speak for Mark T. but I’ve found him to be open and forthright about responding to questions. I doubt many of the regular builders here have enough information about the 750 to make intelligent responses.
I think you asked if any of the listers were scientists or engineers. I am not a scientist or engineer but my father was an engineer. He worked for Southern Railway for 40 years. Started out as a fireman, shoveling coal into those big steam engine boiler fireboxes. He later became a diesel locomotive engineer and kept his hand on the throttle until retirement. J
I never could do anything so I became a school teacher. As Woody Allen said, “…them that can’t, teach. Them that can’t teach, teach gym….” I was obviously educated beyond my intelligence and proved it. J L
I am enjoying building my second 701 though. If light is your goal, you can’t go wrong with the STOL 701. I have a friend in Tennessee who is building a 701 with an O-200 as his engine source. He doesn’t post on this list but does read it, I believe. So, there are 701’s with O-200’s. A used Continental was my second choice for the 701 I’m building now, primarily due to availability and cost. I found a good 912ULS though and went with that. I would bet that the Jabiru would be a great engine match for the 750, not sure about the 701, but James in Arizona has made it work. That is a lot of power for the lowly 701, isn’t it? But I guess you can’t have too much of a good thing. Like I said earlier, we have 496 lbs left for fuel and crew, so we can fly longer than we want to sit in a 701.
I wish I could lay out some exact figures for you to help you along your path, but again, I’m not that smart.
Tommy Walker in Alabama
Starting annual on N8701 tomorrow.
DO NOT ARCHIVE. Do Not Pass Go
Vote Democrat - it's easier than working!
Vote Republican - it's easier than thinking!
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