READ ME File for Zenith CH 801 STOL Version 3.0 for FS 2002 Pro



By Brian Gladden



Description:

The Zenith CH 801 STOL is a VERY short takeoff and landing homebuilt kit aircraft. At light weights it can take off in approximately 250 feet. And land in 300 feet. Designed By Chris Hinze this kit built aircraft is touted to be a flying sport utiliy vehicle.

Seating four people it is a spectacular bush aircraft.


Design Features of the STOL CH 801: ( taken from the Zenair Website )

All-metal semi-monocoque construction, utilizing proven "Zenair easy-build technology," including extensive use of Textron Avdel blind rivets; 
Fixed leading-edge wing slats; 
Full-length flaperons (combined ailerons and flaps); 
"Above-Cab" wing design for superior visibility; 
All-flying rudder for increased responsiveness at slow flight and superior cross-wind capability; 
Rugged landing gear for rough-field capability; 
Tricycle gear configuration for improved ground handling and visibility; 
Short wing span to allow operation in areas with obstacles; 
"Open Design" to allow for a wide choice of engine installations; 
Overall design and construction simplicity for field-maintainability, including easy-remove cowls for quick access to the engine. 

SPECIFICATIONS STOL CH 801 
LENGTH 24 Ft. 6 In. 7.5 m. 
HEIGHT 8 Ft. 9 In. 2.7 m. 
WING SPAN 31 Ft. 9.5 m. 
WING AREA 167 SQ.FT. 15.5 m.sq. 
WING CHORD 5 Ft. 3 In. 1.6 m. 
HORIZONTAL TAIL SPAN 8 Ft. 4 In. 2.57 m. 
HORIZONTAL TAIL AREA 25 SQ.FT. 2.7 m.sq.. 
EMPTY WEIGHT 1,150 LBS. 522 kg. 
DESIGN GROSS WEIGHT 2,200 LBS. 1,000 kg. 
USEFUL LOAD 1,050 LBS. 478 kg. 
FUEL CAPACITY (Standard)
- Fuel weight (Standard) 30 Gal. (2 x 15)
= 176 LBS. 112 l. (2 x 56)
= 80 kg. 
FUEL CAPACITY (Extended Range Option)
- Fuel weight (Extended Range Option) 60 Gal. (4 x 15)
= 352 LBS. 224 l. (4 x 56)
= 160 kg. 
DESIGN PAYLOAD
- Occupants + Baggage / Cargo 800 LBS.
= 200 lbs X 4 360 kg.
= 90 kg. X 4 
WING LOADING 12.9 LBS/FTІ 62.9 kg/mІ 
POWER LOADING 11.95 LBS/BHP 5.44 kg/BHP 
CABIN WIDTH 44 INCHES 112 cm. 
CABIN LENGTH 78 INCHES 198 cm. 

DESIGN LIMITATIONS:

POWER 150 - 240 BHP. 
MAX. INSTALLED POWERPLANT WEIGHT 440 lbs. 200 kg. 
MAX. TAKE-OFF WEIGHT (MTOW) 2,200 lbs. 998 kg. 
DESIGN LOAD FACTOR (ultimate) @ 2,200 lbs. + 5.7, - 2.8 
MAX. WING LOADING (@ 2,200 lbs.) 13.2 PSF 64.4 kg/mІ 
MAX. FLAP EXTENDED SPEED 80 MPH 129 km/h 
MAX. CRUISE SPEED  -  VA 120 MPH 193 km/h 
NEVER EXCEED SPEED (VNE) 150 MPH 240 km/h 



About this FS 2000 model:

Designed with Abacus Flight Sim Design Studio Pro V.2. I love the looks of the 801. it just says work me hard, much like the Beaver.

Panel bitmap by Ian Grant and modified by me.  ATC ID Gauge also by Ian, THANKS Pal!!!
Prop texture by Steven Grant.

Now for a list of features: 

Two paint jobs 
Dynamic VC with working gauges and moving throttle, mixture and stick. 
moving suspention 
rolling wheels 
opening cabin doors 
opening cargo doors on the cargo pod 
rolling wheels 
full surface animation including working flapperons 
pilot figure with Emma field Flying Club shirt and a Green Mtn Flight Sim shirt. 
easy on framerates 
reflective textures and dynamic shine. 
pilot's head turns with the nose wheel. 





INSTALATION:

unzip to a temporary folder and then move the aircraft to your FS 2002 aircraft folder. Copy the gauges to the Gauge folder of FS 2002. Requires the default cessna, extra 300, Mooney and bendix radio gauges to be installed. All others are included. Do not unzip the Cab'd gauges they must be left intact.

This aircraft is Freeware. I designed it, you better not sell it. If you want to repaint it let me know and I'll help you out all I can. 



Brian Gladden

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http://greenmtnflightsim.homestead.com/Home.html




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