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Building your Zenith CH701
Slats, Flaps & Struts

A step by step video guide for builders of the popular Zenith CH701 aircraft kit.

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 This video (originally sold as 2 DVDs) is a series of videos being developed to cover the entire build process for the CH701 kit. Slats, Flaps & Struts is meant to follow the building progress where the Wings volume left off. You need to have completed the construction demonstrated in this previous volume for a seamless building strategy. 

Note: This production is not associated or endorsed by Zenith Aircraft. It does not replace or supersede the documentation provided with the kit.  It is meant to be an aid in building the aircraft and its methods are presented only as a suggestion to builders.

This video is approximately 3 hours in length . 

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              Slat rib installation                                           Strapping the slats


                   Wing stand                                              Preparing for struts


               Drilling wing mount                                           Wing rigging instructions


Flaperon skeleton installed in skin
 


Rib horn alignment
 


Strapping the flaperon skin
 


Flaperon installation
 


Plotting the flap attach cutout
 


Wing strut components



Strut assembly
 


Jury strut fabrication
 


Slat jig construction
 


Building the slats


Slat alignment tool


Trailing edge solid rivets