Experimenter is a magazine created by EAA for people who build airplanes. We will report on amateur-built aircraft as well as ultralights and other light aircraft.
Issue link: http://experimenter.epubxp.com/i/307497
EAA Experimenter 23 program, etc. These will all be worked into the presentations that surround building the airplane." As Sebastien says, "While Zenith Aircraft Company designs the aircraft and manufactures the kit, even though we do sup- ply engine and avionics installation packages, we count on oth- ers to supply the engine, avionics, and similar systems for those packages. So, it makes a lot of sense that these other parties also be involved with this AirVenture project, which allows them to showcase their products to the homebuilt community." In the CH 750 kit to be used, all of the sheet metal is trimmed, punched, and formed, but when EAA Chairman Jack Pelton starts the countdown timer at 8 a.m. Monday, no components will have been pre-assembled or even unpacked. The components will be coming out of the crates in exactly the same form a purchaser would be receiving them. Every compo- nent and item is as-found in the kit, although some, such as the engine, bolted to the engine mount and ready to be hung on the airframe, would be an available option. The only thing missing will be the elbow grease necessary to assemble the components and make them into a living, fl ying entity. And that's where the Oshkosh crowd comes into play. Heintz says, "We're leaving the vast majority of the work to volunteers. Zenith staf ers will be the facilitators and coordina- tors of the project so that the volunteers can get their part of building an airplane done, but our people will do very little of the actual work. We plan on having as many inexperienced builders involved as possible. They are the reason that we're doing this project in the fi rst place. Everyone knows that a factory team can assemble their own product in record time, but that's not our goal here. We want volunteers, some of which have been recruited ahead of time, along with those interested spectators standing in the crowd to step forward and become part of the project. Build- ing airplanes was never meant to be a spectator sport." Obviously, one of the things that makes building an air- plane in a week possible is the relative simplicity and com- pleteness of modern kits such as the Zenith CH 750 Cruzer and the way the parts benefi t from modern CNC manufactur- ing processes. Most parts have their holes computer-located All these pieces will come together as a ready-to-fl y Zenith CH 750 during the One Week Wonder project during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. Your help will be greatly appreciated! E A A E X P _ M a y 1 4 . i n d d 2 3 EAAEXP_May14.indd 23 5 / 5 / 1 4 3 : 1 8 P M 5/5/14 3:18 PM