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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:16 am    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

Well Hi all I wish every one a merry Christmas

I would like to make a few observations

1/
OK lack of communication that's a problem ???
Chris and the boys need to let us know more

2/
if there isn't any problems come out and tell the customers that have spent there savings on there kits and that would be the end of the story for me

3/
if there is a problem tell us so we can fix it
when its all said and done I want is to be able to put one of my children in the seat next to me and feel safe doing so

4/
so at the end of the day all I want is a yes or no either way I will be able to fix the problems and be happy doing so




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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:31 am    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

First of all, this list is not an official outlet for news and
information from Zenith Aircraft, so any information you get from
Zenith on this list will probably be second hand. The official outlets
for information from Zenith are the newsletter and the Zenith website.
Through these official channels, some information has been reported
about these accidents. Zenith is actively participating with the NTSB
and FAA in the investigation of these accidents. Unfortunately, since
two of these accidents are still under investigation here in the U.
S., the information that can be released is limited.

One thing that has been stated is that no common link has been found
in these accidents that would point to a design flaw. They have also
stated that flutter is suspected in some of the accidents. A big
problem with determining the cause of these accidents is that there
are many different ways an airplane structure can be made to fail and
it's not easy to figure out what exactly happened when all you have to
go on is a pile of wreckage. You have to sort out the damage that
happened on impact from the damage that happened before impact.

Most of the accidents occurred with the airplane loaded near or above
gross weight with two people aboard, two accidents occurred with one
person aboard.

As I recall, two of the accidents that happened in Europe (Spain and
France) were linked to structural overload due to pilot error in the
official accident investigations. The pilots apparently pulled up hard
from shallow dives. This is not from first hand knowledge on my part
so it could be in error.

The accident in England that was apparently cited in the Dutch
grounding was not a 601XL, it was a 601UL. It was also reported as
structural overload due to pilot error. The pilot reportedly made a
hard pull up to avoid power lines after making a high speed pass.

The Canadian, Texas accident occurred after a sport pilot took off
into a low ceiling with heavy rain and lightning in the vicinity. It
was also linked to pilot error in the NTSB report. The National
Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this
accident as follows: "The pilot's improper pre-flight planning and
decision to depart into deteriorating weather conditions, which
resulted in a loss of control and subsequent in-flight break up." NTSB
Identification: DFW07LA102, Aircraft: Walker Zenith Zodiac 601 XL,
registration: N10028

So about half of the reported accidents have been somehow linked to
pilot error.

The Oakdale, California accident occurred on the first flight by the
new owner after buying the airplane from the original builder. It was
also the first flight after a major modification was made to the
airplane. A co-pilot brake system was installed requiring removal and
reinstallation of the control sticks and rudder bars. A post crash
fire destroyed much of the wreckage and no definite cause was found
for the crash. If you can believe the eye witness reports though,
flutter is a good possibility here. NTSB Identification: LAX07FA026,
Aircraft: Hooker Zodiac 601XL, registration: N105RH

The NTSB report of the Yuba City accident contains a great deal of
information. This accident appears to be very different from most of
the others in that the airplane broke up into several major pieces in
the air which then impacted separately over a large area on the
ground. Based on the description of the wreckage, it appears that the
airplane failed from a negative G overload. The reported radar
tracking seems to confirm this. Within a half minute or so the plane
went from level flight to a 700 ft/min climb to 2000 ft/min descent.
This accident is still under investigation. NTSB Identification:
LAX07FA026, Aircraft: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. Co. (AMD) CH601XL SLSA,
registration: N158MD.

The Polk City accident aircraft had one person aboard but may have
been heavily loaded because he was on a long cross country trip to the
Sun'N'Fun air show, the report doesn't mention weight and balance
data. It's still under investigation. NTSB Identification: NYC08FA158,
Aircraft: Chech Aircraft Works SPOL SRO CH 601 XL RTF, registration:
N357DT.

In my opinion, most of the accidents have been strongly linked to
abrupt maneuvers or loss of control. As far as I can tell, only the
Polk City, Oakdale and Netherlands accidents haven't yet been strongly
linked to a possible reason for failure.

On Dec 20, 2008, at 8:15 AM, Russell Bell wrote:

Quote:
Well Hi all I wish every one a merry Christmas

I would like to make a few observations

1/
OK lack of communication that's a problem ???
Chris and the boys need to let us know more

2/
if there isn't any problems come out and tell the customers that
have spent there savings on there kits and that would be the end of
the story for me

3/
if there is a problem tell us so we can fix it
when its all said and done I want is to be able to put one of my
children in the seat next to me and feel safe doing so

4/
so at the end of the day all I want is a yes or no either way I
will be able to fix the problems and be happy doing so


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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:34 am    Post subject: Re: 601 problems Reply with quote

I think that deep down, as much as we love our XLs a lot of us feel there is a problem.
Wings should not fall off aeroplanes, there must be many other types out there with incorrect cable tensions flying without dropping out of the sky.
Rumour has it that the UK LAA have voiced their concern to the designer who appears to deny any problem.
Unfortunately if something is not done history points to another XL wing failing in flight.


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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:50 am    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

aerobat (whoever you are),

Where do you get this "we" stuff? "We" don't all know there is a problem with the XL. Maybe there is a problem with some of the XL pilots, but "we" are not all in agreement with you.

And please rumor out of any serious discussion of the XL.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:00 pm    Post subject: Re: 601 problems Reply with quote

Apologies if I've touched a raw nerve, you may have 100 percent confidence in your XL but a lot of owners that I've talked to do not.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:26 pm    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> Mr. Aerobat,

Are you, by any chance, familiar with the Bradley Aerobat? No insinuations...Just curious.

Regards,
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:12 pm    Post subject: Re: 601 problems Reply with quote

Sorry, no connection whatsoever.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:36 am    Post subject: Re: 601 problems Reply with quote

While I don't necessarily agree with everything that Aerobat (regardless of his/her motives) has to say his/her comment "there must be many other types out there with incorrect cable tensions flying without dropping out of the sky" seems to bear some merit.

If cable tension was the single problem causing catastrophic failure then you would expect to see this alleged aileron flutter resulting in structural failure across numerous other types (both Zenith designs and other designs). Since I do not observe this I consider that maybe the XL is particularly susceptible to a failure mode resultant from aileron flutter.

Furthermore, the potential for the wing folding incidents being exacerbated or caused by overloading thus should not be unique to the XL as many aircraft are often overloaded yet this does not appear to commonly lead to catastrophic failure.

Does anyone agree with the above thinking?
James Roberts

BTW - Yes I do own a XL kit which I am in the process of building (although currently stopped awaiting clarity on the matter) and this can be seen on the South African distributors website.


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:18 pm    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

James,
I'd think if cable tension could become harmonic with the ailerons at a
lesser tension than specified, the logical thing to do would be to place
guides half or third the distance between ends to keep
the cables from becoming a player in the harmonic situation. I don't use
more than 25 lbs on any of my cables, but then it's a HDS and the
conditions are slightly different.
Seriously doubt cable tension has anything to do with inducing or
enlarging the frequency of wing flutter, even in the XL, but there's
nothing wrong with being on the safe side.

Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com

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While I don't necessarily agree with everything that Aerobat (regardless of his/her motives) has to say his/her comment "there must be many other types out there with incorrect cable tensions flying without dropping out of the sky" seems to bear some merit.

If cable tension was the single problem causing catastrophic failure then you would expect to see this alleged aileron flutter resulting in structural failure across numerous other types (both Zenith designs and other designs). Since I do not observe this I consider that maybe the XL is particularly susceptible to a failure mode resultant from aileron flutter.

Furthermore, the potential for the wing folding incidents being exacerbated or caused by overloading thus should not be unique to the XL as many aircraft are often overloaded yet this does not appear to commonly lead to catastrophic failure.

Does anyone agree with the above thinking?
James Roberts

BTW - Yes I do own a XL kit which I am in the process of building (although currently stopped awaiting clarity on the matter) and this can be seen on the South African distributors website.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:57 pm    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

...I keep mentioning the forward swept wing design - because it is real.

David L. Downey
Harleysville (SE) PA, USA


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Subject: Re: Re: 601 problems
To: zenith601-list(at)matronics.com
Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 5:17 PM

[quote]--> Zenith601-List message posted by: LarryMcFarland
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James,
I'd think if cable tension could become harmonic with the ailerons at a
lesser tension than specified, the logical thing to do would be to place
guides half or third the distance between ends to keep
the cables from becoming a player in the harmonic situation. I don't use
more than 25 lbs on any of my cables, but then it's a HDS and the
conditions are slightly different.
Seriously doubt cable tension has anything to do with inducing or
enlarging the frequency of wing flutter, even in the XL, but there's
nothing wrong with being on the safe side.

Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com

Scotsman wrote:
Quote:
--> Zenith601-List message posted by: "Scotsman"
<james.roberts(at)computershare.co.za>

Quote:

While I don't necessarily agree with everything that Aerobat
(regardless of his/her motives) has to say his/her comment "there must be

many other types out there with incorrect cable tensions flying without dropping
out of the sky" seems to bear some merit.
Quote:

If cable tension was the single problem causing catastrophic failure then
you would expect to see this alleged aileron flutter resulting in structural

failure across numerous other types (both Zenith designs and other designs).
Since I do not observe this I consider that maybe the XL is particularly
susceptible to a failure mode resultant from aileron flutter.
Quote:

Furthermore, the potential for the wing folding incidents being
exacerbated or caused by overloading thus should not be unique to the XL as many

aircraft are often overloaded yet this does not appear to commonly lead to
catastrophic failure.
Quote:

Does anyone agree with the above thinking?
James Roberts

BTW - Yes I do own a XL kit which I am in the process of building
(although currently stopped awaiting clarity on the matter) and this can be seen

on the South African distributors website.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:03 pm    Post subject: Re: 601 problems Reply with quote

I had been thinking along the same lines as Scotsman (who is from South Africa, apparently) and then I came around to comparing accident types and rates with other Zenair(ith) designs.

I don't know how many 601XLs there are out there or indeed how many 601HDs there are or 601ULs there are. In the UK we currently have 20 XLs on the register, 28 ULs , 17 HD and 10 HDS models. So less than 30 % of the fleet is XL types.

Is this typical of the ratio in the world as a whole?

If it is, assuming that the same sort of people buy/build ULs, HDs, HDSs and XL varients, assuming that the same spread of pilot abilities, the same ratio of aerobatic wannabees buy each model and the same spread of builder competences we should be hearing about 3 times as many in flight break ups of the non XL types as XL types.

We don't.

In the UK we have had only one aircraft break up in flight, a UL, when it was observed to be beating up an airstrip and pulling up to avoid overhead power lines, with two people and significant fuel on board. The investigation suggested that the pilot was in the habit of this type of flying and the airframe was overstressed on this or on a previous occasion leading to the failure. This is the only non XL 601 in flight break up I have heard about.

Where are the others?

This line of thinking tells me that either I have missed something significant or that there is something peculiar to the XL.
Please correct me if there is a fatal flaw in my reasoning.

Oh, and feel free to flame me 'cos it seems to be par for the course if you post from the UK!
Andrew - in the UK and building a 601UL.


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:21 pm    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

Hi Andrew,

I think your reasoning is sound - at least to a point. It also seems
to me that there is something about the XL that makes it more
susceptible to in flight structure failures. I feel the number of
failures is too high to be just random chance, but too low to
indicate a simple design flaw.

While the various Zodiac models seem to be very similar there are a
number of very significant differences between the XL and the other
models. The wings are much thinner, tapered and have a single long
main spar. The other ones have much fatter constant chord wings with
shorter spars. The fuselage is a foot longer. The interface between
the wings and fuselage is completely different. To make matters more
interesting, I suspect the XL is considerably faster than the other
models. (I don't know this for sure because there doesn't seem to be
reliable data about the speeds the builder community has achieved
with any of the models. This is compounded by the wide variety of
power plants used.)

I feel there is a definite weakness in the XL structure that shows up
extremely rarely. If only the rocket scientists who analyze the
failed structures could work their magic I feel this weakness would
be found and corrected. For now, I believe all we can do is wait for
the experts to do their thing.

(No flame intended).

Paul
Camas, WA
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At 04:03 PM 12/23/2008, you wrote:

Quote:
This line of thinking tells me that either I have missed something
significant or that there is something peculiar to the XL.


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:44 am    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 04:03:09PM -0800, rans6andrew wrote:
Quote:
Oh, and feel free to flame me 'cos it seems to be par for the course if
you post from the UK!

It hasnothing to do with posting fromt he UK, and everything to do with
anonymously making nasty comments about the Zodiac.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:29 am    Post subject: Re: 601 problems Reply with quote

Yes I am currently based in South Africa for about the last seven years but originally from Scotland.

"It also seems to me that there is something about the XL that makes it more susceptible to in flight structure failures. I feel the number of
failures is too high to be just random chance, but too low to
indicate a simple design flaw"

I am glad that I am not the only person who feels this way and I believe that the above quote summarised it nicely. To expand upon it I feel that aileron cable tension alone would be too "simple" a problem to be the only root cause of the in flight break ups otherwise similar numbers of failures would be observed in other types of aircraft.

I sincerely hope that, collectively, the issue is resolved asap as I am feeling a bit miff at the moment with an expensive paperweight in my garage that I don't know whether or not to continue with (not forgetting the large financial outlay for the kit).

I understand the frustrations of the UK guys as I am currently visiting family in the UK and was at a local airfield where one other builder has also left his project pending an outcome (in the same hangar another completed XL also sits grounded)...sad really.
James Roberts


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:39 am    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

same here (Spain) , but the right place to make comments such as the one made by our friend from the UK is the ZBAG yahoo group.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZBAG/

Hope to see you there !!

Bye.
Alberto Martin
www.iberplanes.es
Igualada - Barcelona - Spain

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:45 pm    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> You're not the only one..I've been putting the wings in place as a rough draft to figure out where the holes for cables, fuel lines and wires go, and once I get the temporary pins in, I see forward sweep. Not a whole lot, but it's there, and it's driving me nuts. With what we know about the spars and carry-through all being individually mated during manufacture, my original skepticism about sweep has turned to wonderment and consternation. If I pivot the wings back to the neutral position, I'm putting a load on the spar-to-carry-through joint, where ideally there shouldn't be any. Anybody got any ideas on this?

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:49 pm    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

Wow, I thought a while back the discussion was about back sweep!!!

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paulrod36(at)msn.com wrote:[quote] <?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> You're not the only one..I've been putting the wings in place as a rough draft to figure out where the holes for cables, fuel lines and wires go, and once I get the temporary pins in, I see forward sweep. Not a whole lot, but it's there, and it's driving me nuts. With what we know about the spars and carry-through all being individually mated during manufacture, my original skepticism about sweep has turned to wonderment and consternation. If I pivot the wings back to the neutral position, I'm putting a load on the spar-to-carry-through joint, where ideally there shouldn't be any. Anybody got any ideas on this?

Paul Rodriguez
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:50 pm    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

Paul

Doesn’t wing sweep depend on the angle of the front spar? If you make the front spar vertical (by lifting the front wheel) then the sweep magically “disappears”!! – see pics

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You're not the only one..I've been putting the wings in place as a rough draft to figure out where the holes for cables, fuel lines and wires go, and once I get the temporary pins in, I see forward sweep. Not a whole lot, but it's there, and it's driving me nuts. With what we know about the spars and carry-through all being individually mated during manufacture, my original skepticism about sweep has turned to wonderment and consternation. If I pivot the wings back to the neutral position, I'm putting a load on the spar-to-carry-through joint, where ideally there shouldn't be any. Anybody got any ideas on this?



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:57 pm    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

The forward sweep is an artifact of the 3 degree forward tilt of the
spar and the wing dihedral. If you raise the nose until the spar is
vertical you will see no forward sweep. During final assembly, the
entire spar web should be on the same plane with no bend in it.

On Dec 24, 2008, at 3:45 PM, <paulrod36(at)msn.com> <paulrod36(at)msn.com>
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You're not the only one..I've been putting the wings in place as a
rough draft to figure out where the holes for cables, fuel lines and
wires go, and once I get the temporary pins in, I see forward sweep.
Not a whole lot, but it's there, and it's driving me nuts. With what
we know about the spars and carry-through all being individually
mated during manufacture, my original skepticism about sweep has
turned to wonderment and consternation. If I pivot the wings back to
the neutral position, I'm putting a load on the spar-to-carry-
through joint, where ideally there shouldn't be any. Anybody got any
ideas on this?


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:47 pm    Post subject: 601 problems Reply with quote

nothing easy or simple.

David L. Downey
Harleysville (SE) PA, USA


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[quote]From: paulrod36(at)msn.com <paulrod36(at)msn.com>
Subject: Re: Re: 601 problems
To: zenith601-list(at)matronics.com
Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 3:45 PM

You're not the only one..I've been putting the wings in place as a rough draft to figure out where the holes for cables, fuel lines and wires go, and once I get the temporary pins in, I see forward sweep. Not a whole lot, but it's there, and it's driving me nuts. With what we know about the spars and carry-through all being individually mated during manufacture, my original skepticism about sweep has turned to wonderment and consternation. If I pivot the wings back to the neutral position, I'm putting a load on the spar-to-carry-through joint, where ideally there shouldn't be any. Anybody got any ideas on this?

Paul Rodriguez
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