The next type of single seat homebuilt to appear was the Zenith CH 100 Mono Z. We have had only one Zenith Mono Z in New Zealand to date, and I think it is unlikely that we will have any more.
The Zenith CH 100 Mono Z was designed by Chris Heintz in the early 1970's. Chris Heintz was an aircraft designer who had worked for Avions Robin in France before emigrating to Canada. The CH 100 was a single seat version of his earlier CH 200 of which we have had several in New Zealand. It featured a large cockpit and removable wings, and could be fitted with engines from 55 HP to 100 HP. The prototype first flew in Canada on 8/5/75. Chris Heintz formed Zenair to market plans and kits for his homebuilt aircraft designs, and kits for the CH 100 were sold up to 1988.
The Mono Z had a wingspan of 22 feet (6.71 metres) and a length of 19 feet 6 inches (5.94 metres). Its empty weight was 630 pounds (286 Kg) and MAUW was 960 pounds (435 Kg). The stall speed was 48 mph and maximum speed was 125 mph.
The photo is from the Keith Morris collection.
Zenith CH 100 Mono Z ZK-FSH (c/n AACA/609) was built by N F Reid and J A Nagelkerke of Christchurch and was first registered on 16/2/89. From the Rolls Royce badge on the forward fuselage I assume it had a 100 HP O-200 engine. It is photo'd here at the fogged-out 1993 AACA flyin at Rangiora. It was cancelled on 7/5/99 and sold abroad - does anyone know where it went?
The Zenith CH 100 Mono Z was designed by Chris Heintz in the early 1970's. Chris Heintz was an aircraft designer who had worked for Avions Robin in France before emigrating to Canada. The CH 100 was a single seat version of his earlier CH 200 of which we have had several in New Zealand. It featured a large cockpit and removable wings, and could be fitted with engines from 55 HP to 100 HP. The prototype first flew in Canada on 8/5/75. Chris Heintz formed Zenair to market plans and kits for his homebuilt aircraft designs, and kits for the CH 100 were sold up to 1988.
The Mono Z had a wingspan of 22 feet (6.71 metres) and a length of 19 feet 6 inches (5.94 metres). Its empty weight was 630 pounds (286 Kg) and MAUW was 960 pounds (435 Kg). The stall speed was 48 mph and maximum speed was 125 mph.
The photo is from the Keith Morris collection.
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