{{Short description|Type of aircraft}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox aircraft |name = Zenair CH 801 |image =File:Zenair STOL CH-801 AN1465207.jpg |caption = |type = [[STOL]] aircraft |manufacturer = [[Zenith Aircraft Company]] |designer = [[Chris Heintz (aeronautical engineer)|Chris Heintz]] |first_flight = <!--if it hasn't happened, leave it out!--> |introduction = <!--date the aircraft entered or will enter military or revenue service--> |retired = <!--date the aircraft left military or revenue service. If vague or multiples, it probably should be skipped--> |status = <!--in most cases, this field is redundant; use it sparingly--> |primary_user = <!--please list only one user – for military aircraft, the user is a nation or a service arm. Do NOT add those tiny flags as they limit horizontal space.--> |more_users = <!--limited to three "more users" total; please separate with <br/>--> |produced = <!--years in production, e.g. 1970–1999, if still in active use but no longer built--> |number_built = 160 (December 2011)<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /> |developed_from = <!-- the aircraft which formed the basis for the topic type --> [[Zenith STOL CH701]] |variants = }}
The '''Zenith STOL CH 801''' is a four-seat sport [[STOL]] aircraft developed by [[Chris Heintz (aeronautical engineer)|Chris Heintz]] and available in [[Homebuilt aircraft|kit form]] from the [[Zenith Aircraft Company]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 77. Belvoir Publications. {{ISSN|0891-1851}}</ref><ref name="Zenith">{{cite web|url = http://www.zenithair.com/stolch801/index1.html|title = STOL CH 801|access-date = 15 September 2010|last = [[Zenith Aircraft]]|date = n.d.}}</ref><ref name="KitPlanes">Kitplanes Staff: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', page 80, Kitplanes Magazine December 2007 Volume 24, Number 12, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.</ref><ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 128. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>
==Design and development== The CH 801 is based on the general design and features of the smaller two-place [[STOL CH 701]] model. It offers a useful load of {{convert|1000|lb|kg|abbr=on}}, which is double the 701's {{convert|500|lb|kg|abbr=on}}. While both aircraft look alike they do not share any common parts.<ref name="Zenith" /><ref name="WDLA11" />
The STOL CH 801 is made from sheet [[aluminium]] and employs a deep wing chord, full-length [[leading edge slot|leading edge slat]]s and trailing edge [[flaperons]] to develop high lift at low speed, while maintaining a short wing-span for maximum strength and ground maneuverability.<ref name="Zenith" /><ref name="WDLA11" />
By the end of 2011, 160 CH 801s had been completed and were flying.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" />
==Specifications (CH 801)== [[File:Zenair STOL CH-801 AN1412588.jpg|thumb|right|CH801 on floats]] {{Aircraft specs |prime units? = imp |ref=Source: Kitplanes magazine<ref name="KitPlanes"/> |crew=one pilot |capacity=three passengers and 1050 lb (475 kg) useful load |length ft= 24.5 |length m=7.47 |span ft= 27.0 |span m=8.23 |wing area sqft= 167 |wing area sqm= 15.5 |empty weight lb= 1150 |empty weight kg= 523 |gross weight lb= 2200 |gross weight kg= 998 |max takeoff weight lb= 2200 |max takeoff weight kg= 998 |eng1 name=[[Lycoming O-360]] |eng1 number=1 |eng1 hp= 180 |eng1 kw=135 |cruise speed mph= 105 |cruise speed kmh= 170 |stall speed mph= 39 |stall speed kmh= 63 |range mi= 370 |range km=600 |climb rate ftmin= 1200 |climb rate ms= 6.2 |power/mass=12.2 lb/hp (0.13 kW/kg) }}
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==External links== {{Commons category|Zenair STOL CH801}} * [http://www.zenithair.com/stolch801/index1.html Zenith Aircraft]
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