| Manufacturer |
Zenith Aircraft Company |
Armstrong Whitworth |
| Description |
The Zenith STOL CH 701 and CH 750 are a family of light, two-place kit-built STOL aircraft designed by Canadian aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz through his Midland, Ontario, based company, Zenair. |
The Armstrong Whitworth Ara was an unsuccessful British single-seat biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War built by Armstrong Whitworth. |
| ICAO Code |
CH70 |
|
| First Flight |
1986-01-01 |
1919-01-01 |
| Entry Into service |
1986-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Chris Heintz |
Fred Murphy |
| Type |
Kit aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
6.096 |
6.096 |
| Height (m) |
2.4384 |
2.1336 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
136.7942 |
241.4016 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
128.7475 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
48.2803 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
3657.6 |
8534.4 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
5.08 |
|
| Armament |
|
2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns |
| Endurance (h) |
4.6 |
3 |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
870 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Rotax 912 four-cylinder liquid-cooled piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp) each |
1 × ABC Dragonfly I nine-cylinder radial engine, 239 kW (320 hp) each |
| Status |
In production |
Prototype |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith_STOL_CH_701 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Ara |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
8.2296 |
8.2296 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
11.3342 |
23.8761 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
5.98 |
|
| Wake Category |
L |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Rotax 912 |
ABC Dragonfly |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |