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On this page you will find a lot of Information on how to tackle a task or New Ideas for your CH701 Sky Jeep.
CH701 Changes
Zenair Floats,
manufactured by Can-Zac Aviation Ltd.
CH701Ski's ~ Here is a gathering of pictures of a ski installation for your CH701
Wing false rib Photo of optional stiffener in wing
Custom flap handle and center console! by Jeff Reuschle
Alternate Throttle Alternate throttle connections
CH701 Plans Builders Corner
Cutting Layout for your .016 parts .016.DXF .016.PDF ~ thanks to Keith Ashcraft
Cutting Layout for your .025 parts .025.DXF .025.PDF ~ thanks to Keith Ashcraft
Cutting Layout for your .032 parts .032.DXF .032.PDF ~ thanks to Keith Ashcraft
Cutting Layout for your .032 parts .040.DXF .040.PDF ~ thanks to Keith Ashcraft
Here is a possible layout for the 0.040" sheets. Also remember that there are no tail section parts included. Also, all parts that are needed to be bent have an extra 10mm added to the design length, so they can be cut on the line, but the parts that are shaped, (such as the ones that are cut to size and not bent) are drawn to their physical size, so a little bit of extra cutting room is allowed on the drawings.
Complete Sheet Materials List for your CH701
Complete extruded angle Materials List for your CH701 in excel format~ thanks to Keith Ashcraft
Complete Bill of Materials in excel format ~ Thanks to Todd Henning
CH 701 Packing List from Factory tail.pdf fuse.pdf wings.pdf acc.pdf ~ thanks Rick Roberts
New 701 Idea's
1200lb Fiberglass Floats ~ Albert Piccioni
Flour Bomb bay door ~ Bob Miller
Electrical
Simple 912 engine wiring diagram by Jon Croke
Copies
Finishing Touches
Fiberglass Parts ~ Some I bet you never thought of.
How to Make Stabilizer Tips ~ by Scott Laughlin
How to Make Fiberglass Wheel Pants
Making a Composite Prop - It's a great idea for your test stand
Composite Fuel Tank Construction
How to Make a
Cowl From Mike Sinclair's 701 Project
Heating/Cooling system for your Zenith
Easy Heating system for your 701
The "Foul
Fitting Fuel Filler Fix"
Instruments
Design
your instrument Panel
~
Here is a handy online panel designer for your Zenith, it can save you both
Time and Money
Make your own AOA Lift Reserve indicator
Installing (and flying) the Lift Reserve Indicator
Plumbing your Pitot-Static System
Low Cost Instrument Panel Lighting System.
Engine Section
Subaru Factory Manuals
SubaruEJ2.5-Service Manual - I thought this engine was too heavy, but I see someone is installing one in a CH701
SubaruEJ22-ServiceBulletins.zip
SubaruEJ22-ServiceManual-1.zip
SubaruEJ22-ServiceManual-2.zip
SubaruEA82-ServiceManualPart1.pdf
SubaruEA82-ServiceManualPart2.pdf
Cooling systems
How to vent ( duct) your radiator inside the cowling.
Cooling Systems for Automotive Conversions Part I"
Cooling Systems for Automotive Conversions Part II"
Cooling Systems for Automotive Conversions Part III"
Cooling Systems for Automotive Conversions Part IV
Dual Dizzy walkthrough for your EA-81 / EA-82 a complete walkthrough on how to install a dual pickup in your distributor
Graveyard Aeronautical Motors ~ What you need to know for your trip to the graveyard to pick up a new airplane engine.
How to Make Your Own Engine Mount
Rotax 91x
Builders Learning
Cutting aluminum on a table saw
Amateur Built Aircraft Reference Material
Surface Preparations for primer and paint
What a Canadian inspector looks for
Riveted Joints ~ a must read for beginners from The Boss
Solid Riveting - Military Specifications (Mil Spec)
Weight & Balance Excel worksheet
Some thoughts on Crimping vs. Soldering vs. Both
NTSB Accidents | $100 Hamburger | FAA Databases | N-Number Search |
EDUCATION
Airport Information |
Airspace Explained |
Equipped to Survive
|
Potts Bush Flying |
Ops at Towered Airports |
Weather Strategies |
See How It
Flies |
Pilot/Controller
Glossary |
AIM
First Flight Checklist
CH701
Weight & Balance - Provided by Joe Pedginski
in Excel format
Valuable lessons for everyone to review before their first flight!
A CH701 with Rotax 912 Checklist
FLIGHT PLANNING
Terminal
Procedures/Airport Diagrams (symbols)
Nearby Airport Locator
(HOT)
Entire USA VFR Sectionals Online
(HOT)
Avgas Deals
Flight Route Calculator
AeroPlanner.Com
AirNav
DUATS
Airport
Diagrams
AWC Product Overlay
Click on picture for the latest on the Sport Pilot Update ~ Finally approved!!
Alternate Part Sources
The Bookshelf
Choosing Your Homebuilt: The One You'll Finish And Fly!
Kenneth D. Armstrong, 3rd edition
ISBN 0-9325-7927-2
For many Homebuilders, myself included, deciding what to build is the hardest
step. This book can help you decide which plane, or even if you should build at
all. It will help you find an aircraft you can build, fly and afford. And it
provides perspective on almost every aspect of Homebuilding, from deciding
whether to go with a kit or plans, to the paperwork involved.
Composite Construction for Homebuilt Aircraft: The Basic
Handbook of Composite Aircraft Aerodynamics, Construction, Maintenance and .....
Jack Lambie, 2nd edition, 1996
ISBN 0-9387-1626-3, $20 
This book is entry level and mostly a summation of various principles. It has an
interesting section on the Taylor Paper Glass (TPG) process.
Converting Auto Engines For Experimental Aircraft
Richard Finch, 4th edition, 1998
ISBN 0-9661-4571-2, $16
This book helps reduce the high cost of building your own aircraft.
Aircraft homebuilders usually do so to save money. They should read this book to
try to get their mind out of the rut that the outrageously overpriced aircraft
engine is a necessity. Many homebuilt aircraft have flown for years with auto
engines and Finch explains how others have done it and saved big money engines,
maintenance and fuel. This book explains what it takes to do it yourself.
Kitplane Construction
Ronald J. Wanttaja, 2nd edition, 1996
ISBN 0-0706-8161-9, $26
This book is a basic 'primer' covering the basic skills and knowledge necessary
to build your own homebuilt aircraft. Chapters cover selecting the right
kitplane, engine selection, workshop setup, aircraft-quality workmanship, and
specific information on all modes of construction. It doesn't go into such depth
that it can be your only guide once you've decided on a plane; if you build a
wood plane, you'll need much better guides to carpentry. If you build a
composite plane, you'll want to get a good bit more research and practice on
laying fibreglass. You'll definitely need separate electronics instruction. Each
subject is like that; Wanttaja tells you enough to get you started, but it would
take a library to cover in proper detail everything you'll need to know for one
plane. What Ronald Wanttaja is mostly doing is giving you as good an idea as
possible just what it entails to build your own airplane of one type or another,
and helping you decide which, if any, you would have the best chance of
completing (Most homebuilt aircraft projects never fly). The first edition won
the Aviation/Space Writer's Association 1992 Journalism Award in the
Technical/Training books category.
Recommended reading for kit builders, but quite relevant for other builders as well.
The Sportplane Builder: Aircraft Construction Methods
Tony Bingelis, 1992
ISBN 0-9400-0057-1
If you are going to build your own aircraft, you should get this book. I can't
put it any simpler than that. In fact, this is the first of a series of books by
Tony no homebuilder should be without. For more years than I've been a member,
EAA members have opened up their issue of Sport Aviation each month to Tony
Bingelis' column "Sportplane Builder" for tips, methods and invaluable advice.
This book if full of that and more. In these pages you'll find things you may
remember from his monthly column, and many new tips, tricks and techniques. Once
you read each chapter you'll wonder why you didn't think of it. Tony builds
constantly, boats, bows, furniture, gadgets, and more aircraft than anyone I've
ever heard of. I can think of no better person to advise you on building your
own aircraft.
Sportplane Construction Techniques: A Builder's Handbook
Tony Bingelis
ISBN 0-9400-0031-8
Second in a series of "you gotta have it if you're a homebuilder" books by Tony
Bingelis. In this volume you'll find more Bingelis common sense that isn't so
common. For example, you find invaluable tips on how to get set up to build
while you're waiting for your plans or kit to arrive. Or you'll read how to deal
with fittings, and avoid some potentially dangerous pitfalls.
Firewall Forward: Engine Installation Methods
Tony Bingelis
ISBN 0-9400-0029-6
Third in a series of "you gotta have it if you're a homebuilder" books by Tony
Bingelis. Covering installation of piston engines in homebuilt aircraft, this
book is full of information and practices that have proven effective and
practical.
SportPlane Resource Guide
James R. Campbell, 2nd edition, 1998
ISBN 1-8867-4314-2
This is the second edition of this resource book on Homebuilt Aircraft. It
includes a Comprehensive Powerplant Directory, Specs & Reviews of over 800
SportPlanes, and 60 How-To Chapters.
You Want To Build And Fly A What? Or, How I Learned To Fly, Built A WWI Replica,
And Stayed Married
Dick Starks
ISBN 0-9325-7906-X
This is the funniest book in Homebuilt Aviation. This is the story of how Dick
Starks got into aviation, and then Homebuilding, and how he and his wife
survived/enjoyed the experience. The funniest thing about this story is it's all
true! (Just ask his wife.) Dick has a way of looking at any situation that will
make you laugh. For a Homebuilder that is a good trait to have. And to top it
off it's illustrated by aviation cartoonist, Bob Stevens. You can't help but
enjoy this book.
Aerodynamics & Design Books
Understanding Aircraft Composite Construction: Basics of
Materials and Techniques for the Non-Engineer
Zeke Smith, 1996
0-9642-8281-X, $30
This book explains, in plain language, without difficult mathematics, how and
why composite materials work and how this family of materials achieves high
mechanical performance, particularly in small aircraft. The target reader is a
builder who is considering an aircraft project but may not have chosen the
technology (tube and fabric, wood, aluminum) and needs to learn enough about the
principles of composite construction to make an informed choice. This book will
be of particular interest to the builder who is considering one of the popular
prefab kits like the Glasair, Lancair, or KIS, where most of the structure
consists of large, precision-molded sandwich forms. While not a design manual,
the book will be of special interest to a builder who wishes to develop his own
design and is prepared to do the necessary testing of prototype structures.
Stress
Without Tears: A Primer on Aircraft-Stress Analysis Requiring
No Advanced Mathematics
Tom Rhodes, 1994
ISBN 0-7881-1343-7, $40
I've had this book recommended by several persons.
Aircraft Design: A conceptual Approach (Aiaa Education Series)
Daniel P. Raymer, 1989
ISBN 0-9304-0351-7, $67
This book is a college textbook on the subject.
Composite Materials for Aircraft Structures (Aiaa Education Series)
Brian Hoskin, 1986
ISBN 0-9304-0311-8, $55
An introduction to virtually all aspects of the technology of composite
materials as used in aeronautical design and structure. This text discusses
important differences in the technology of composites from that of metals:
intrinsic substantive differences and their implications for manufacturing
processes, structural design procedures, and in-service performance of the
materials, particularly regarding the cause and nature of damage that may be
sustained.
Airfoil Selection
Barnaby Wainfan, 1997
ISBN 9-9921-4657-5
This book is a reprint of a series of articles first published in Kitplanes
magazine. This book gives a basic understanding of airfoil geometry and how that
geometry affects the aerodynamic characteristics of an airfoil and the
characteristics of an airplane using that airfoil.
Aerodynamics of Wings and Bodies
Holt Ashley, 1985
ISBN 0-4866-4899-0, $9
Didn't cost much, so I couldn't resist buying it.
The Illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics
Hubert "Skip" Smith, 1992
ISBN 0-8306-3901-2
This book clearly explains basic aerodynamics without using pretentious
technical jargon and dry scientific explanations. It's perfect for pilots,
aircraft owners, homebuilders, and airplane mechanics. This book is a perfect
text to read prior to reading a university level textbook.
Airplane Design
Donald R. Crawford, 1986
ISBN 0-9603-9341-2
This book is a reprint of a series of articles first published in Kitplanes
magazine. These articles focus on "bite-sized" pieces of the overall design
problem. Many articles are accompanied by computer program code listings.
A Practical Guide to Airplane Performance and Design
Donald R. Crawford, 1979
ISBN 0-9603-9340-4
This book is unusual in that key aerodynamic relationships are clarified with
easy to use and easy to understand nomograms. As a result you can immediately
make valid performance calculations for a new design, and see the consequences,
or benefits, of changing design features.
Theoretical Aerodynamics
L.M. Milne-Thomson, 4th edition, 1973
ISBN 0-4866-1980-X
This book is a university text and reference book, and is considered a classic
in the field. It covers nearly all aspects of aerodynamics. This is no easy
read. It does help to be familiar with the elements of the differential and
integral calculus.
Theory of Flight
Richard Von Mises, 1959
ISBN 0-4866-0541-8
A balanced, well written account of fundamental fluid dynamics. It is one of the
clearer presentations of uncompressed air flow. It is designed for the college
senior or beginning graduate student, and assumes a knowledge of the principles
of calculus and some familiarity with general mechanics.
Theory of Wing Sections
Ira H. Abbott & Albert E. Von Doenhoff, 1960
ISBN 0-4866-0586-8, $12
Concise compilation of the subsonic aerodynamic characteristics of modern NASA
wing sections together with a description of their geometry and associated
theory. Intended to be primarily a reference work for engineers and students,
the book devotes over 300 pages to theoretical and experimental considerations.
Rather heavy reading (have to brush up on my calculus) and perhaps a little
outdated. Interesting section on the effect of flaps and wing slats.