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Larry Winger's 601XL Project

Builder:
Larry Winger
Location:
Tustin, CA - USA
Aircraft:
Zenith - Zodiac CH 650
Manufacturer:   
http://www.zenithair.com/
Engine:
Corvair - 165 cid 100 HP
Prop:
Warp Speed

Welcome to my experimental aircraft Web site. I live in Orange County, California and am two years into a three-year project to scratch build a Zenith Zodiac CH 650 in my two-car garage. Tail number N53XL is reserved.

I have also chosen to power it with a Corvair 164cid 100hp engine converted for aircraft use following the detailed conversion process perfected by William Wynne (www.FlyCorvair.com).

At the end of the project I will have an amateur-built aircraft that meets all the operating limitations of a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). This will allow me to fly it with a Sport Pilot Certificate and do my own maintenance. Visit http://www.zenithair.com/news/sport-pilot.html for a summary of the advantages.

For the time being, I am not a pilot -- I am a parts builder. After that I will be an assembler of parts. Someday I will have an airplane. Then I will fly.

But in the meantime, I have a hobby that is personally challenging, cost-effective (when considering the end product) and very educational.

For more about the passions and preoccupations of my life, feel free to visit my general blog at www.larrywinger.com.

Larry



Recent Activity
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Work Summary

 
09-20-2008
Replaced left gusset 6B10-4
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09-17-2008
Added nutplates and spar access covers
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09-16-2008
Added L angles to front seat panels
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09-15-2008
Drilled Wing Attachment Uprights & installed front
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09-14-2008
Bottom engine mounts and top longeron rivet line
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09-11-2008
Finished left front side and gussets
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09-10-2008
Front right side work moving ahead
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09-07-2008
Major progress on forward fuselage
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09-06-2008
Installed Wing Attachment Uprights
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09-06-2008
Added gussets
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