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Zenith CH 650

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Kitbuilt low wing sports plane. Based on the CH 601 XL (discontinued).

Photo: Zenith Aircraft Company

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Kit-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston

Application

Sport

Final assembly

Mexico Memorial · Midland Huronia ·

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

None

Avionics architecture

Standalone glass

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Low

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

continued

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Zenith CH 650	2008 / 2008		Recreational aircraft, includes LSA variant: CH 650LS SLSA, European variants: CH 650E/Ei, and kitbuilt variant: CH 650B.

Airframer

Zenith Aircraft Company
Zenair Ltd.

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