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On Jan 15, 7:47*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On Jan 15, 12:51*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On Jan 15, 12:26*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
C J Campbell wrote
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On 2008-01-05 17:14:27 -0800, Bertie the Bunyip
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Still flies better than you ever will.

Bertie

Heh.

With a reasonable headwind a Zenith CH701 could do it.

Yeah, I think it could even do it zero wind, eh?
One of those Slepcev Storchs could definitely do it.

Bertie

A Storch is almost a helicopter. It would be a lot of fun to
build and fly one.

I know someone who is building the Pazmany version.Most guys
are doing the Slepcev version which is much simpler. It's 3/4
scale and it;s still huge! Unbelievably complicated too. They
had to make their own landing gear oleos, for instance. and the
slat system is unbelievable. Make a great airplane when it's
done. Too bad it will have a Lycoming and not an Argus or some
other V8

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The Storchs do look more hefty than the Zeniths, but I wonder
how their actual performance compares. *I have seen many videos
of the 701

fly (incredible). *I haven't yet seen a video of the Storchs
fly, although I've read many write ups.

I saw one fly once a few years ago. It got up and went alright.
I'm sure you could run next to it in even a mild breeze.
I'd go for a Storch just cause of what it is, but if I wanted a
workhorse, i'd probably go for the Zenith. I think it's a lot
cheaper, too.

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and a lot easier to built from what I have read. *More likely for a
fella to get into the air sooner. *No pun intended.

Well, I think the Slepcev one comes fairly well prefab. I suppose it
depends on how much of that you pay for.

Bertie



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Well, the Storch is a tube and fabric and the Zenith is a stressed
aluminum skin. The Storch would be my preference, but if I had to
build it myself I'd probably go with the Zenith for ease of
construction. Many people have actually built Zenith from plans,
without buying the kit at all. I would still opt for the kit though,
if I was ready to built a plane.


Still it;s kind of interesting how similar they are in so many ways. you
gotta love a machine that does something well no matter what it might
look like. They always look purposeful.


Bertie