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0. 03:00 AM - Re: Re: Nose Rib Forming Block (Monty Graves)
2. 06:27 AM - Re: Electric flap actuator (N5SL)
3. 07:39 AM - Electric flap actuator 2" travel ? (Big Gee)
4. 08:14 AM - Re: Re :701 Stut fairings (Bob & Karen Risch)
5. 09:21 AM - 601 copies or vice versa (Ron DeWees)
6. 10:08 AM - Hinge bracket size, 7-A-1-5 (JERICKSON03E@aol.com)
7. 11:38 AM - Re: Flap Actuator ()
8. 01:02 PM - 601XL down (LarryMcFarland)
9. 01:02 PM - Re: Hinge bracket size, 7-A-1-5 (Bob Percival)
10. 02:26 PM - Re: Antenna(s) (Eddie G.)
11. 03:09 PM - Re: 601 copies or vice versa (George Swinford)
12. 03:59 PM - Re: 601XL down (Juan Vega)
13. 04:11 PM - Re: Hinge bracket size, 7-A-1-5 (Ron Lendon)
14. 04:42 PM - 601XL - Picking up Tail Kit from factory? (PatrickW)
15. 04:51 PM - Re: Re :701 Stut fairings (n801bh@netzero.com)
16. 04:55 PM - Re: 601XL down (n801bh@netzero.com)
17. 05:10 PM - Re: 601XL - Picking up Tail Kit from factory? (Robin Bellach)
18. 05:34 PM - Re: 601XL - Picking up Tail Kit from factory? (Edward Moody II)
19. 05:39 PM - Re: 601XL down (Edward Moody II)
20. 05:52 PM - Tach for 601XL and 2 pics of the day (Afterfxllc@aol.com)
21. 10:06 PM - Re: Tach for 601XL and 2 pics of the day (Craig Payne)
22. 11:00 PM - Re: Re: Flap Actuator (Craig Moore)
23. 11:26 PM - Re: Re: Flap Actuator (Craig Payne)
24. 11:35 PM - Re: Re: Antenna(s) (Bryan Martin)
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| Subject: | Re: Nose Rib Forming Block |
--> Zenith-List message posted by: Monty Graves <mgraves@usmo.com>
sink counter top cutouts make good form blocks......the formica is hard
enough, and makes a good edge the 1/8 inch radius is easily filed or sanded
on the formica......
Monty
>I did like the idea of masonite though, or maybe a formica layer instead
>of aluminum.
>
>This list is invaluable!
>
>Doug
>
>
>Read this topic online here:
>
>http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=72306#72306
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Electric flap actuator |
Hi Paul:=0A=0AI know this can be confusing, but in my explaination below I
didn't mention that you use the same flap travel as shown in the plans. Th
e only thing you change is the linkage so that when the flap travels the co
rrect amount of travel (shown in the plans) that it uses up all of the trav
el of the actuator. =0A=0AThe way you do this is to lengthen the arm on th
e torque tube that is inside the fuselage and manipulate the length of the
actuator (make an extension) so that the uses up all the travel while the f
laps travel the specified path as shown on the drawings. I used an actuato
r with 4" of travel becuase it was given to me and it works. If you can do
the same thing with 2" of travel, then that will work too.=0A=0AClear as m
ud?=0A=0AScott Laughlin=0AOmaha, Nebraska=0Awww.cooknwithgas.com=0A=0A-----
Original Message ----=0AFrom: "paulrod36@msn.com" <paulrod36@msn.com>=0A
=0AIt seems to me that with a 4-inch stroke you just wind up with more =0A
=0Aflap than you'd need, as in 45 or 50 degrees travel, instead of 40 degre
es. =0A=0ACould make for an impressively short landing roll????????=0A=0A
=0A=0A=0A Paul Rodriguez=0A=0A=0A601XL/Corvair=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A ----- Origin
al Message ----- =0A=0A=0A From: N5SL =0A=0A=0A To: zenith-list@matronics
.com =0A=0A=0A Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 9:31 =0A=0A AM=0A=0A=0A S
ubject: Re: Zenith-List: Electric flap =0A=0A actuator=0A=0A=0A =0A=0A=0A
=0A =0A=0A Jean-Paul:=0A=0AAll you have to do is =0A=0A design the linka
ge so that when the actuator extends fully, you have a fully =0A=0A extend
ed flap. Likewise when the actuator travels the other way and =0A=0A reac
hes the limit, the flap is fully retracted. This was very easy to do =0A
=0A and the result is a light, maintenance-free unit. =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A
=0A=0A=0A
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| Subject: | Electric flap actuator 2" travel ? |
Scott, Paul and all=0A=0AIn looking at page 6-B-19 (08/03) diagram in lo
wer left corner it appears to me (and I could be wrong) that if you use an
actuator with only 2'' of travel; the actuator or flap actuator rod ( 6-B
-19-7) will hit on 6-B-5-2 before the actuator is fully extended or before
"flaps full down" position. I could be wrong (my wings and flaps are
off at this time) but I think the actuator travel as per the expensive (ZAC
) actuator is about 2 3/4 inches. Therefore you would have to lower the ho
le in 6-B19-3 (flap control arm) if using an actuator with 2 inches of tra
vel.=0AAgain, I could be wrong, but I just wanted to mention this so someon
e dosn't order an actuator and than not be able to use it. Also (my opini
on only) using a 2 inch travel actautor might make the flap travel speed qu
icker than what some folks would like. My above post definately belongs i
n the: "for what it is worth department.=0AFritz--- 601XL- 90/90--Corvair
=0Ado not archive=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: N5SL <nfivesl
@yahoo.com>=0ATo: zenith-list@matronics.com=0ASent: Sunday, November 5, 200
6 9:25:54 AM=0ASubject: Re: Zenith-List: Electric flap actuator=0A=0A=0AHi
Paul:=0A=0AI know this can be confusing, but in my explaination below I did
n't mention that you use the same flap travel as shown in the plans. The o
nly thing you change is the linkage so that when the flap travels the corre
ct amount of travel (shown in the plans) that it uses up all of the travel
of the actuator. =0A=0AThe way you do this is to lengthen the arm on the t
orque tube that is inside the fuselage and manipulate the length of the act
uator (make an extension) so that the uses up all the travel while the flap
s travel the specified path as shown on the drawings. I used an actuator w
ith 4" of travel becuase it was given to me and it works. If you can do th
e same thing with 2" of travel, then that will work too.=0A=0AClear as mud?
=0A=0AScott Laughlin=0AOmaha, Nebraska=0Awww.cooknwithgas.com=0A=0A=0A-----
Original Message ----=0AFrom: "paulrod36@msn.com" <paulrod36@msn.com>=0A
=0A=0AIt seems to me that with a 4-inch stroke you just wind up with more f
lap than you'd need, as in 45 or 50 degrees travel, instead of 40 degrees.
Could make for an impressively short landing roll????????=0A Paul Rodriguez
=0A601XL/Corvair=0A----- Original Message ----- =0AFrom: N5SL =0ATo: zenith
-list@matronics.com =0ASent: Friday, November 03, 2006 9:31 AM=0ASubject: R
e: Zenith-List: Electric flap actuator=0A=0A=0AJean-Paul:=0A=0AAll you have
to do is design the linkage so that when the actuator extends fully, you h
ave a fully extended flap. Likewise when the actuator travels the other wa
y and reaches the limit, the flap is fully retracted. This was very easy t
o do and the result is a light, maintenance-free unit. =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A
===0A=0A
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| Subject: | Re: Re :701 Stut fairings |
--> Zenith-List message posted by: Bob & Karen Risch <bkrisch@ouraynet.com>
I did install the strut fairings on my 801 using the kit from Zenith.
A time-consuming project - especially the pieces at the tops of the
struts where they connect to the wing. My final product did not look
much like the pictures in the instructions but I am pleased with the
results anyway. Unfortunately I did not plan for rigorous testing but
my first reaction with them installed was something like:
whoaa......... I am glad I did this!!! I would peg the gain at 4-5
mph at both cruise and top end. Still not a speed burner but every
bit helps with this plane. Part of the uncertainty was the earlier
installation of the larger tail which may have cost me a mile or two
an hour. The fairings certainly more than made up for that loss however.
Bob Risch 801BK
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| Subject: | 601 copies or vice versa |
--> Zenith-List message posted by: Ron DeWees <rdewees@mindspring.com>
>
> Brad-- in the short run I tend to agree with you but aren't you glad that customers
of the Robbins Bebe Jodel did't say the same thing? There wouldn't be
a viable Zenith Aircraft Corp. Chris was less established and experienced than
the designers of the Jodel. Sometimes newer IS better. BTW the Jodel D9 has
a stall speed about 15 mph lower than the metalized CH series. I think aircraft
history is full of similar designs. Some make it to the marketplace and most
don't.
>
Ron DeWees
> Time: 07:47:10 AM PST US
> From: Rosalie DeMeo <rosestar@sonic.net>
> Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: 601 copies or vice versa?
>
> --> Zenith-List message posted by: Rosalie DeMeo <rosestar@sonic.net>
>
> Why mess with a copy when you can buy the real deal? Safety and
> experience are my primary concern. I would rather by from Chris Heintz'
> company than any copycat. If the copycat would shortcut design and
> research steps, what else has he shortcutted?
>
> Brad
>
>
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| Subject: | Hinge bracket size, 7-A-1-5 |
Will a builder with a late set of plans please check the width and thickness
of the Hinge Bracket angle material?
It may now be .125 X 1.00 ? Older plans show 3/4 X .093.
Thanks, Jerry
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| Subject: | Re: Flap Actuator |
Thanks, guys, for the insight. When the time comes I shall whip out my
old geometry book, or lay it out on the tabletop with protractor and
ruler, and proceed to make the proper arm in my usual fashion. (let's
see....two plates of 3/4 inch 4130, six pounds of welding wire, a piec
e of 1-inch allthread, eight heavy-duty lug nuts, one locomotive drive
gear, and that old anvil for a mounting plate.........fly from the ri
ght seat to avoid being caught in the machinery.........=0ADo Not A
rchive=0A=0APaul Rodriguez=0A601XL/Corvair
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--> Zenith-List message posted by: LarryMcFarland <larry@macsmachine.com>
Hi guys,
This is forwarded from Cy Galley for your information. I don't know
more than what's here.
*Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
*
Fair Oaks couple die as craft explodes south of Yuba City
By Deepa Ranganathan - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PST Sunday, November 5, 2006
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B1
Debris from a downed two-seater aircraft awaits removal on Saturday from
a prune orchard south of Yuba City. Donald J. and Adeline E. Dennehey of
Fair Oaks were killed in the crash. Parts of the plane, which took off
from Sacramento Mather Airport, were scattered hundreds of feet apart.
Sacramento Bee/Lezlie Sterling
A Fair Oaks couple were killed Saturday morning when their single-engine
plane crashed in a prune orchard south of Yuba City.
Donald J. and Adeline E. Dennehey died when the plane apparently
exploded in midair about 11:40 a.m., according to a Sutter County
Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. The cause of the accident is unknown.
The pilot was not in touch with air traffic control before the crash,
said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
"That's not unusual," he said. "It's not a congested area, and they were
flying under visual flight rules. The rule is see and be seen."
Donald Dennehey was flying a Zodiac CH601 XL, a light two-seater that
was manufactured by the Zenith Aircraft Co. of Mexico, Mo. The aircraft
was not home-built, authorities said.
The plane took off from Sacramento Mather Airport and was headed for
Willows-Glenn County Airport, about 80 miles north of Sacramento, Gregor
said.
The crash occurred 15 miles south of downtown Yuba City, in a rural area
of rice fields and fruit orchards.
Witnesses said they heard the plane overhead, its engine coughing and
sputtering.
Then came a loud bang, followed by a screeching, metallic sound as the
plane hit the muddy earth near Wilson and Major roads.
Mangled parts of the plane -- a wing here, the engine there -- were
scattered hundreds of feet apart in a prune orchard belonging to Rick
and Joyce Magenheimer.
"It was like a bomb going off," said neighbor David Waters, who said he
saw the plane falling and called 911. "The wings came off the fuselage.
They were falling like a feather, floating and spiraling down."
Lightweight metal parts fluttered in the air for nearly half a minute,
said Eric Kalb, who works on the Magenheimers' farm. Kalb said he took
cover under a truck trailer.
"I saw sheet metal pieces, two feet by one foot, flying in the air," he
said.
The Sutter County Sheriff's Department removed the bodies from the
orchard about 4:30 p.m., said Capt. Dave Samson.
The plane did not catch fire, and it appears the Denneheys died either
in the explosion or upon hitting the ground, he said.
The Sheriff's Department, the FAA and the National Transportation Safety
Board are investigating the crash.
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| Subject: | Hinge bracket size, 7-A-1-5 |
I received my plans this past January. They show =BE x .093.
How recently was this supposed to have changed?
Bob Percival
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
JERICKSON03E@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 11:08 AM
Subject: Zenith-List: Hinge bracket size, 7-A-1-5
Will a builder with a late set of plans please check the width and
thickness of the Hinge Bracket angle material?
It may now be .125 X 1.00 ? Older plans show 3/4 X .093.
Thanks, Jerry
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--> Zenith-List message posted by: "Eddie G." <silentlight@verizon.net>
Can a pair of whip antennas be mounted inside the horizontal stabilizer's tips,
connected with a coax cable and tapped off in the center? Or is the distance
between the two whips and the impedance of the coax connecting them just too much
to work right?
As for the beacon, I like flying at night, but it's very annoying when a plane
taxis opposite of me and makes me go blind with its high intesity strobes. So,
to be nice to the other pilots I just hit my strobes when I take the runway and
turn them off when I get off the active (my CFI who now works for Flight Safety
pounded that into my head!!). I picked up a $6 lightweight cone type semi-truck
decorative light which I think with a little digital flip-flop circuit
I can turn it into a beacon to use as anti-collision light at night.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=72449#72449
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| Subject: | Re: 601 copies or vice versa |
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807
--> Zenith-List message posted by: "George Swinford" <grs-pms@comcast.net>
Just to throw a little actual history into this discussion:
The Bebe Jodel (Jodel D-9) was designed by a couple of Frenchmen, Joly and
Delamontez, just after WW2. It was a single place all-wood, low wing, open
cockpit taildragger. The original power plant was a 25hp VW engine left
behind by the Germans. Hundreds were homebuilt and some were produced by
small factories. Plans are still available. Avions Pierre Robin built a
series of derivatives of the Jodel D-11, which was a wooden 2-place
side-by-side cabin airplane. Both the D-9 and D-11 had a flat center
section with sharply tapered upturned wingtips and an all-movable vertical
tail.
Pierre Robin switched to all-metal construction with the HR100, a two-place
side-by-side low wing cabin airplane which did not look like a Jodel. It is
my understanding that the "H" in the designation stood for Heintz, since
Chris was the designer. When Chris moved to Canada he designed the O-200
powered CH200 and it's derivatives, the CH250 and 300 as homebuilt
airplanes. These airplanes had a strong external resemblance to the HR100.
The CH 601 series has only a general resemblance to the earlier CH200 series
and many features of the internal structure are different. The one design
feature that relates the CH series to the early Jodels is the all movable
vertical tail. (Some of the later Robin-built Jodel derivatives had a fixed
vertical fin.)
The point here is that the CH601XL is a long way from the little Bebe Jodel,
and comparisons between the two don't mean much.
George
Do not archive
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron DeWees" <rdewees@mindspring.com>
"mail=mstewart1023@hotmail.com" <mstewart1023@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 9:20 AM
Subject: Zenith-List: 601 copies or vice versa
> --> Zenith-List message posted by: Ron DeWees <rdewees@mindspring.com>
>
> >
> > Brad-- in the short run I tend to agree with you but aren't you glad
that customers of the Robbins Bebe Jodel did't say the same thing? There
wouldn't be a viable Zenith Aircraft Corp. Chris was less established and
experienced than the designers of the Jodel. Sometimes newer IS better. BTW
the Jodel D9 has a stall speed about 15 mph lower than the metalized CH
series. I think aircraft history is full of similar designs. Some make it
to the marketplace and most don't.
> >
> Ron DeWees
> > Time: 07:47:10 AM PST US
> > From: Rosalie DeMeo <rosestar@sonic.net>
> > Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: 601 copies or vice versa?
> >
> > --> Zenith-List message posted by: Rosalie DeMeo <rosestar@sonic.net>
> >
> > Why mess with a copy when you can buy the real deal? Safety and
> > experience are my primary concern. I would rather by from Chris Heintz'
> > company than any copycat. If the copycat would shortcut design and
> > research steps, what else has he shortcutted?
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
>
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--> Zenith-List message posted by: Juan Vega <amyvega2005@earthlink.net>
how unfortunate it sounds like a certified 601. Sounds like a cylender problem
on a lycoming, blowing a piston, who lnows at this point. May God bless them.
Juan
-----Original Message-----
>From: LarryMcFarland <larry@macsmachine.com>
>Sent: Nov 5, 2006 4:01 PM
>To: zenith-list <zenith-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Zenith-List: 601XL down
>
>--> Zenith-List message posted by: LarryMcFarland <larry@macsmachine.com>
>
>
> Hi guys,
>
>
> This is forwarded from Cy Galley for your information. I don't know
> more than what's here.
>
>
>*Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
>
>*
>
>
> Fair Oaks couple die as craft explodes south of Yuba City
>
>
> By Deepa Ranganathan - Bee Staff Writer
>
>Published 12:00 am PST Sunday, November 5, 2006
>Story appeared in METRO section, Page B1
>
>
>Debris from a downed two-seater aircraft awaits removal on Saturday from
>a prune orchard south of Yuba City. Donald J. and Adeline E. Dennehey of
>Fair Oaks were killed in the crash. Parts of the plane, which took off
>from Sacramento Mather Airport, were scattered hundreds of feet apart.
>Sacramento Bee/Lezlie Sterling
>
>A Fair Oaks couple were killed Saturday morning when their single-engine
>plane crashed in a prune orchard south of Yuba City.
>
>Donald J. and Adeline E. Dennehey died when the plane apparently
>exploded in midair about 11:40 a.m., according to a Sutter County
>Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. The cause of the accident is unknown.
>The pilot was not in touch with air traffic control before the crash,
>said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
>
>"That's not unusual," he said. "It's not a congested area, and they were
>flying under visual flight rules. The rule is see and be seen."
>
>Donald Dennehey was flying a Zodiac CH601 XL, a light two-seater that
>was manufactured by the Zenith Aircraft Co. of Mexico, Mo. The aircraft
>was not home-built, authorities said.
>
>The plane took off from Sacramento Mather Airport and was headed for
>Willows-Glenn County Airport, about 80 miles north of Sacramento, Gregor
>said.
>
>The crash occurred 15 miles south of downtown Yuba City, in a rural area
>of rice fields and fruit orchards.
>
>Witnesses said they heard the plane overhead, its engine coughing and
>sputtering.
>
>Then came a loud bang, followed by a screeching, metallic sound as the
>plane hit the muddy earth near Wilson and Major roads.
>
>Mangled parts of the plane -- a wing here, the engine there -- were
>scattered hundreds of feet apart in a prune orchard belonging to Rick
>and Joyce Magenheimer.
>
>"It was like a bomb going off," said neighbor David Waters, who said he
>saw the plane falling and called 911. "The wings came off the fuselage.
>They were falling like a feather, floating and spiraling down."
>
>Lightweight metal parts fluttered in the air for nearly half a minute,
>said Eric Kalb, who works on the Magenheimers' farm. Kalb said he took
>cover under a truck trailer.
>
>"I saw sheet metal pieces, two feet by one foot, flying in the air," he
>said.
>
>The Sutter County Sheriff's Department removed the bodies from the
>orchard about 4:30 p.m., said Capt. Dave Samson.
>
>The plane did not catch fire, and it appears the Denneheys died either
>in the explosion or upon hitting the ground, he said.
>
>The Sheriff's Department, the FAA and the National Transportation Safety
>Board are investigating the crash.
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Hinge bracket size, 7-A-1-5 |
--> Zenith-List message posted by: "Ron Lendon" <rlendon@comcast.net>
Looking at the ZENITH Builder pages this appears to be the latest update
7-A-1 01/04 FLAPERON RIBS, SPAR, HINGE BRACKETS
--------
Ron Lendon, Clinton Township, MI
Corvair Zodiac XL, ScrapBuilder ;-)
http://www.mykitlog.com/rlendon
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| Subject: | 601XL - Picking up Tail Kit from factory? |
--> Zenith-List message posted by: "PatrickW" <pwhoyt@yahoo.com>
I'll be visiting the Zenith factory during an upcoming Rudder Workshop, and I'd
like to pick up the remainder of the tail kit while I'm there.
Question: What are the approximate dimensions of the tail kit? Is it unreasonable
to expect to fit the completed rudder, plus the remainder of the tail kit,
in the trunk of a car? I'm guessing that the stabilizer spars are about 7 feet
or so in length.
The rear seats of my car fold down, and I have carried several 8 foot two-by-fours
in the trunk of this car in the past (laid down between the front seats through
the back seat through the trunk) - so I think I'll be ok.
Just looking for a sanity check here. Picking up the tail kit while I'm there
will save me on crating and shipping charges.
I tried searching the archives, but maybe I didn't come up with anything for just
the tail kit.
Thanks,
- PatrickW
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| Subject: | Re: Re :701 Stut fairings |
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Thanks for the feedback Bob,, are they sturdy enough to push on??
do not archive
Ben Haas
N801BH
www.haaspowerair.com
-- Bob & Karen Risch <bkrisch@ouraynet.com> wrote:
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om>
I did install the strut fairings on my 801 using the kit from Zenith.
A time-consuming project - especially the pieces at the tops of the
struts where they connect to the wing. My final product did not look
much like the pictures in the instructions but I am pleased with the
results anyway. Unfortunately I did not plan for rigorous testing but
my first reaction with them installed was something like:
whoaa......... I am glad I did this!!! I would peg the gain at 4-5
mph at both cruise and top end. Still not a speed burner but every
bit helps with this plane. Part of the uncertainty was the earlier
installation of the larger tail which may have cost me a mile or two
an hour. The fairings certainly more than made up for that loss however.
Bob Risch 801BK
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<html><P>Thanks for the feedback Bob,, are they sturdy enough to push on
??</P>
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h@ouraynet.com> wrote:<BR>--> Zenith-List message&n
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krisch@ouraynet.com><BR><BR>I did install the str
ut fairings on my 801 using the kit&n
bsp;from Zenith. <BR>A time-consuming project&
nbsp;- especially the pieces at the tops&n
bsp;of the <BR>struts where they connect&
nbsp;to the wing. My final product did&nbs
p;not look <BR>much like the pictures&nbs
p;in the instructions but I am pleased&nbs
p;with the <BR>results anyway. Unfortunately&n
bsp;I did not plan for rigorous testing&nb
sp;but <BR>my first reaction with them&nb
sp;installed was something like: <BR>who
aa......... I am glad I did this!!! I
would peg the gain at 4-5 <BR>
mph at both cruise and top end. Still
not a speed burner but every <
BR>bit helps with this plane. Part of 
;the uncertainty was the earlier <BR>inst
allation of the larger tail which may 
;have cost me a mile or two <BR
>an hour. The fairings certainly more than
made up for that loss however.<BR><BR>Bob
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A very sad day in the Zenith community.. godspeed to them both..
do not archive
Ben Haas
N801BH
www.haaspowerair.com
-- Juan Vega <amyvega2005@earthlink.net> wrote:
--> Zenith-List message posted by: Juan Vega <amyvega2005@earthlink.net>
how unfortunate it sounds like a certified 601. Sounds like a cylender
problem on a lycoming, blowing a piston, who lnows at this point. May G
od bless them.
Juan
-----Original Message-----
>From: LarryMcFarland <larry@macsmachine.com>
>Sent: Nov 5, 2006 4:01 PM
>To: zenith-list <zenith-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Zenith-List: 601XL down
>
>--> Zenith-List message posted by: LarryMcFarland <larry@macsmachine.co
m>
>
>
> Hi guys,
>
>
> This is forwarded from Cy Galley for your information. I don't kno
w
> more than what's here.
>
>
>*Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
>
>*
>
>
> Fair Oaks couple die as craft explodes south of Yuba City
>
>
> By Deepa Ranganathan - Bee Staff Writer
>
>Published 12:00 am PST Sunday, November 5, 2006
>Story appeared in METRO section, Page B1
>
>
>Debris from a downed two-seater aircraft awaits removal on Saturday fro
m
>a prune orchard south of Yuba City. Donald J. and Adeline E. Dennehey o
f
>Fair Oaks were killed in the crash. Parts of the plane, which took off
>from Sacramento Mather Airport, were scattered hundreds of feet apart.
>Sacramento Bee/Lezlie Sterling
>
>A Fair Oaks couple were killed Saturday morning when their single-engin
e
>plane crashed in a prune orchard south of Yuba City.
>
>Donald J. and Adeline E. Dennehey died when the plane apparently
>exploded in midair about 11:40 a.m., according to a Sutter County
>Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. The cause of the accident is unknown.
>The pilot was not in touch with air traffic control before the crash,
>said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
>
>"That's not unusual," he said. "It's not a congested area, and they wer
e
>flying under visual flight rules. The rule is see and be seen."
>
>Donald Dennehey was flying a Zodiac CH601 XL, a light two-seater that
>was manufactured by the Zenith Aircraft Co. of Mexico, Mo. The aircraft
>was not home-built, authorities said.
>
>The plane took off from Sacramento Mather Airport and was headed for
>Willows-Glenn County Airport, about 80 miles north of Sacramento, Grego
r
>said.
>
>The crash occurred 15 miles south of downtown Yuba City, in a rural are
a
>of rice fields and fruit orchards.
>
>Witnesses said they heard the plane overhead, its engine coughing and
>sputtering.
>
>Then came a loud bang, followed by a screeching, metallic sound as the
>plane hit the muddy earth near Wilson and Major roads.
>
>Mangled parts of the plane -- a wing here, the engine there -- were
>scattered hundreds of feet apart in a prune orchard belonging to Rick
>and Joyce Magenheimer.
>
>"It was like a bomb going off," said neighbor David Waters, who said he
>saw the plane falling and called 911. "The wings came off the fuselage.
>They were falling like a feather, floating and spiraling down."
>
>Lightweight metal parts fluttered in the air for nearly half a minute,
>said Eric Kalb, who works on the Magenheimers' farm. Kalb said he took
>cover under a truck trailer.
>
>"I saw sheet metal pieces, two feet by one foot, flying in the air," he
>said.
>
>The Sutter County Sheriff's Department removed the bodies from the
>orchard about 4:30 p.m., said Capt. Dave Samson.
>
>The plane did not catch fire, and it appears the Denneheys died either
>in the explosion or upon hitting the ground, he said.
>
>The Sheriff's Department, the FAA and the National Transportation Safet
y
>Board are investigating the crash.
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<html><P>A very sad day in the Zenith community.. godspeed to them both.
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<P>do not archive<BR><BR><BR>Ben Haas<BR>N801BH<BR>www.haaspowerair
.com<BR><BR>-- Juan Vega <amyvega2005@earthlink.net>
; wrote:<BR>--> Zenith-List message posted b
y: Juan Vega <amyvega2005@earthlink.net><BR><BR>how
unfortunate it sounds like a certified&nb
sp;601. Sounds like a cylender problem&nb
sp;on a lycoming, blowing a piston, who&nb
sp;lnows at this point. May God bles
s them.<BR><BR>Juan<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>>F
rom: LarryMcFarland <larry@macsmachine.com><BR>>Sent:
Nov 5, 2006 4:01 PM<BR>>To: zenith-lis
t <zenith-list@matronics.com><BR>>Subject: Zenith-Lis
t: 601XL down<BR>><BR>>--> Zenith-List mess
age posted by: LarryMcFarland <larry@macsmachine.
com><BR>><BR>><BR>> Hi guys,<BR>
><BR>><BR>> This is forwarded&
nbsp;from Cy Galley for your information.
I don't know<BR>> more th
an what's here.<BR>><BR>><BR>>*Larry McFarland&n
bsp;- 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com<BR>><BR>>*<BR>&
gt;<BR>><BR>> Fair Oaks couple&nb
sp;die as craft explodes south of Yuba&nbs
p;City<BR>><BR>><BR>> By&nbs
p;Deepa Ranganathan - Bee Staff Writer<BR>><
BR>>Published 12:00 am PST Sunday, November&
nbsp;5, 2006<BR>>Story appeared in METRO sec
tion, Page B1<BR>><BR>><BR>>Debris from a&n
bsp;downed two-seater aircraft awaits removal o
n Saturday from <BR>>a prune orchard so
uth of Yuba City. Donald J. and Adeli
ne E. Dennehey of <BR>>Fair Oaks were&n
bsp;killed in the crash. Parts of the 
;plane, which took off <BR>>from Sacramento&
nbsp;Mather Airport, were scattered hundreds of
feet apart. <BR>>Sacramento Bee/Lezlie Ster
ling<BR>><BR>>A Fair Oaks couple were kil
led Saturday morning when their single-engine&n
bsp;<BR>>plane crashed in a prune orchard&nb
sp;south of Yuba City.<BR>><BR>>Donald J. 
;and Adeline E. Dennehey died when the&nbs
p;plane apparently <BR>>exploded in midair a
bout 11:40 a.m., according to a Sutter&nbs
p;County <BR>>Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. T
he cause of the accident is unknown.
<BR>>The pilot was not in touch with&nb
sp;air traffic control before the crash, <
BR>>said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for th
e Federal Aviation Administration.<BR>><BR>>"That's
not unusual," he said. "It's not a&n
bsp;congested area, and they were <BR>>flyin
g under visual flight rules. The rule 
;is see and be seen."<BR>><BR>>Donald Den
nehey was flying a Zodiac CH601 XL, a
light two-seater that <BR>>was manufactured
by the Zenith Aircraft Co. of Mexico
, Mo. The aircraft <BR>>was not home-bu
ilt, authorities said.<BR>><BR>>The plane took
off from Sacramento Mather Airport and&nb
sp;was headed for <BR>>Willows-Glenn County
Airport, about 80 miles north of Sacrament
o, Gregor <BR>>said.<BR>><BR>>The crash occ
urred 15 miles south of downtown Yuba 
;City, in a rural area <BR>>of rice&nbs
p;fields and fruit orchards.<BR>><BR>>Witnesses&nbs
p;said they heard the plane overhead, its&
nbsp;engine coughing and <BR>>sputtering.<BR>><BR>&
gt;Then came a loud bang, followed by 
;a screeching, metallic sound as the <BR>&
gt;plane hit the muddy earth near Wilson&n
bsp;and Major roads.<BR>><BR>>Mangled parts of
the plane -- a wing here, the e
ngine there -- were <BR>>scattered hundreds&
nbsp;of feet apart in a prune orchard 
;belonging to Rick <BR>>and Joyce Magenheime
r.<BR>><BR>>"It was like a bomb going&nbs
p;off," said neighbor David Waters, who sa
id he <BR>>saw the plane falling and&nb
sp;called 911. "The wings came off the&nbs
p;fuselage. <BR>>They were falling like a&nb
sp;feather, floating and spiraling down."<BR>><BR
>>Lightweight metal parts fluttered in the&n
bsp;air for nearly half a minute, <BR>>
said Eric Kalb, who works on the Mage
nheimers' farm. Kalb said he took <BR>>
cover under a truck trailer.<BR>><BR>>"I
saw sheet metal pieces, two feet by o
ne foot, flying in the air," he <BR>&
gt;said.<BR>><BR>>The Sutter County Sheriff's
Department removed the bodies from the <BR
>>orchard about 4:30 p.m., said Capt. D
ave Samson.<BR>><BR>>The plane did not ca
tch fire, and it appears the Denneheys&nbs
p;died either <BR>>in the explosion or
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--> Zenith-List message posted by: "Robin Bellach" <601zv@ritternet.com>
There's nothing over 8 feet. You should have no problem at all.
----- Original Message -----
From: "PatrickW" <pwhoyt@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 6:40 PM
Subject: Zenith-List: 601XL - Picking up Tail Kit from factory?
> --> Zenith-List message posted by: "PatrickW" <pwhoyt@yahoo.com>
>
> I'll be visiting the Zenith factory during an upcoming Rudder Workshop,
> and I'd like to pick up the remainder of the tail kit while I'm there.
>
> Question: What are the approximate dimensions of the tail kit? Is it
> unreasonable to expect to fit the completed rudder, plus the remainder of
> the tail kit, in the trunk of a car? I'm guessing that the stabilizer
> spars are about 7 feet or so in length.
>
> The rear seats of my car fold down, and I have carried several 8 foot
> two-by-fours in the trunk of this car in the past (laid down between the
> front seats through the back seat through the trunk) - so I think I'll be
> ok.
>
> Just looking for a sanity check here. Picking up the tail kit while I'm
> there will save me on crating and shipping charges.
>
> I tried searching the archives, but maybe I didn't come up with anything
> for just the tail kit.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - PatrickW
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=72480#72480
>
>
>
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This sounds do-able. Inform the Zenith folks ahead of time with details
of your space available so they can box the smaller parts for you and
bundle the long parts separately.
Ed Moody II
Do Not Archive
----- Original Message -----
From: PatrickW
To: zenith-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 6:40 PM
Subject: Zenith-List: 601XL - Picking up Tail Kit from factory?
--> Zenith-List message posted by: "PatrickW" <pwhoyt@yahoo.com>
I'll be visiting the Zenith factory during an upcoming Rudder
Workshop, and I'd like to pick up the remainder of the tail kit while
I'm there.
Question: What are the approximate dimensions of the tail kit? Is it
unreasonable to expect to fit the completed rudder, plus the remainder
of the tail kit, in the trunk of a car? I'm guessing that the
stabilizer spars are about 7 feet or so in length.
The rear seats of my car fold down, and I have carried several 8 foot
two-by-fours in the trunk of this car in the past (laid down between the
front seats through the back seat through the trunk) - so I think I'll
be ok.
Just looking for a sanity check here. Picking up the tail kit while
I'm there will save me on crating and shipping charges.
I tried searching the archives, but maybe I didn't come up with
anything for just the tail kit.
Thanks,
- PatrickW
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=72480#72480
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11/4/2006 5:30 PM
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Very sad indeed. Do any of our listers know this couple? They probably
did not participate in the list since they were not builders but we have
Zenith builders in SoCal, don't we?
Ed Moody II
Rayne, LA
601XL/Jabiru/cabin area
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| Subject: | Tach for 601XL and 2 pics of the day |
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Hi Guys and Gals
Does anyone know where to get the tach for the corvair powered 601's? I am
looking for the one that uses the counts the flywheel teeth. I have just
installed the fuel pumps, selector, pressure gauge and fuel quantity gauges and
wanted to send the PICS. Hope they aren't too big.
Jeff
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| Subject: | Tach for 601XL and 2 pics of the day |
If you search William Wynne's web site for "Stewart Warner" you get this:
"
We use a Stewart Warner tach. The one we have installed in our 601 is a
0-3,500rpm unit, which has a full sweep, allowing you to clearly see a 25rpm
difference. Because it works by counting flywheel teeth, it is entirely
divorced from the ignition system. The Stewart Warner part no. is 82636. If
you look at our 601 Web Page <http://www.flycorvair.com/601.html> , you'll
see the tooth counter attached to the front alternator bracket. I've used
this tach in many Corvair powered airplanes over the years. I like it
because it has very smooth operation, and it is extremely accurate when
checked against our digital optical tachometer.
"
(http://www.flycorvair.com/email030605.html)
Googling on "Stewart Warner diesel tachometer" found a few possible vendors
but not that exact part number:
www.vehiclecontrols.com
www.lspeedo.com
Aircraft Spruce has a 3500 RPM electronic tachometer made by ISS (I'm not
certain what tooth counts it supports), P/N 10-01076.
Scott Laughlin is using a ISSPRO 3 3/8 inch programmable tach that goes to
4000 RPM. It looks like it can accommodate up to 255 pulses per revolution:
http://www.isspro.com. These may be easier to find than the Stewart Warner
parts:
www.dieselpage.com/iss8.htm
www.egauges.com/vdo_ind.asp?Type=Tachometer
<http://www.egauges.com/vdo_ind.asp?Type=Tachometer&Series=EVA&PN=R5535M>
&Series=EVA&PN=R5535M
Scott tried the MSD GMR ignition wire pickup with this but without success.
I believe he is trying another gear-tooth sensor.
Also there is this from from Gerry Scampoli in the CorvAircraft list
archives (April 28, 2006):
<quote>
I've had a few inquiries about the sensor that I supplied WW to use with his
diesel engine tach on the 'vair powered 601XL that he built. This is the
one that WW is now using and is currently recommending to corvair conversion
builders.
It's made by Contrex, Inc. in Maple Grove MN. Almost any large industrial
bearing and drive wholesaler can supply one of these sensors. The part
number is 5800-1412 and the description is "sensor mag. pick-up smooth."
Just check with the supplier to make certain that they are a Contrex dealer,
or check the Contrex web site for a local distributor. www.contrexinc.com
I have been paying $27.75 each for these sensors, but I have heard that they
can be had for a little less at some distributors. Stewart Warner gets
over $70.00 for their magnetic pickup and it is four times the size, twice
the weight, and in my limited experience, not as accurate.
<end quote>
(http://www.maddyhome.com/corvairsrch/index.jsp)
-- Craig
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Paul,
No need to do all that. Go here and download the demo
of SAM 5.1. Linkage and mechanism design software.
http://www.artas.nl/
Best regards,
Craig Moore A&P
701 builder wannabe
Mancelona, MI
--- paulrod36@msn.com wrote:
> Thanks, guys, for the insight. When the time comes I
> shall whip out my old geometry book, or lay it out
> on the tabletop with protractor and ruler, and
> proceed to make the proper arm in my usual fashion.
> (let's see....two plates of 3/4 inch 4130, six
> pounds of welding wire, a piece of 1-inch allthread,
> eight heavy-duty lug nuts, one locomotive drive
> gear, and that old anvil for a mounting
> plate.........fly from the right seat to avoid being
> caught in the machinery.........
> Do Not Archive
>
> Paul Rodriguez
> 601XL/Corvair
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Nice! I've installed it and looked through the help-screens and web site but
can't find the limitations of the demo. Do you know what they are?
-- Craig
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I don't think this would work very well, not because of the distance
between or the impedance of the coax but because of the radiation
pattern of a whip antenna. A whip antenna has sharp nulls in its
pattern directly off the ends of the whip. If you put the antennas
inside the stabilizer tips, each antenna would only be able to pick
up signals from one side of the plane due to the shielding effect of
the aluminum stabilizer so one antenna wouldn't be able to fill in
the gaps of the other's radiation pattern. The antennas would have to
be mounted with the tip pointed either forward or aft, so you would
have basically zero reception forward or aft. A whip antenna also
requires a ground plane with a radius of about the same as the length
of the whip.
To get decent omnidirectional reception of the horizontally polarized
VOR signal you need a half-wave dipole mounted horizontally. This is
basically two quarter-wave elements mounted end to end with the feed
line connected at the center. If the elements were mounted at 180
degrees to each other they would have the same sharp nulls off the
ends as the whip antenna. Mounting them at an angle of about 120
degrees or so eliminates the nulls and you have a true
omnidirectional pattern. Another thing to note is that a dipole
antenna is a balanced load and a coax cable is an unbalanced feeder,
so a balun is needed to match the coax to the antenna.
With a metal airframe, you are pretty much stuck with mounting your
antennas externally.
On Nov 5, 2006, at 5:24 PM, Eddie G. wrote:
> <silentlight@verizon.net>
>
> Can a pair of whip antennas be mounted inside the horizontal
> stabilizer's tips, connected with a coax cable and tapped off in
> the center? Or is the distance between the two whips and the
> impedance of the coax connecting them just too much to work right?
>
> As for the beacon, I like flying at night, but it's very annoying
> when a plane taxis opposite of me and makes me go blind with its
> high intesity strobes. So, to be nice to the other pilots I just
> hit my strobes when I take the runway and turn them off when I get
> off the active (my CFI who now works for Flight Safety pounded that
> into my head!!). I picked up a $6 lightweight cone type semi-truck
> decorative light which I think with a little digital flip-flop
> circuit I can turn it into a beacon to use as anti-collision light
> at night.
>
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