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Recreational aircraft CH650B
single-engine4-stroke enginesingle-seat

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Characteristics

Applications
recreational
Number of engines
single-engine
Motorization
4-stroke engine
Number of places
single-seat, two-seater
Category
LSA
Other characteristics
kit
Empty weight

690 lb, 695 lb, 800 lb
(313 kg, 315 kg, 363 kg)

Autonomy

4.2 h, 4.8 h, 4.9 h

Fuel capacity

24 gal

Length

6.1 m
(20'00" )

Height

1.98 m
(6'05" )

Description

The affordable recreational kit airplane for the sport pilot: Enjoy leisure flights, with exceptional unrestricted visibility, operate from grass strips, make round trips of several hundred miles in a single day, or take your partner for a local pleasure flight, or to a far-off destination! The Zenith CH 650 is a second generation light sport aircraft, developed specifically for Sport Pilots. It is the latest model in the Zodiac line of aircraft from aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz, first introduced in 1984. This newest model offers new and updated features including modern new styling with a larger cabin area. Some of the Zenith’s features include a stronger airframe, more engine choices, a new swept back tail design, an all new canopy system with more headroom, improved ventilation, better visibility and added roll-over protection. Based on the Zodiac CH 601 XL model introduced in 2001, the new Zenith CH 650 has been developed specifically to meet the FAA’s Sport Pilot / Light-Sport Aircraft category, and offers maximum performance and capability possible under the new FAA category. With new and updated features and modern styling, the Zenith CH 650 replaces the Zodiac XL model. The handling characteristics of the Zenith CH650 are very good and quite similar to the previous ZODIAC models, with just slightly higher roll control forces (this was predictably the result of a larger chord aileron). The new airfoil section is thinner than previous ZODIAC models, and was chosen for reduced drag (higher top end speed). Wing flaps were added to minimize stall speed with the new lower-drag airfoil.

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