- Development and design
- Variants
- Aircraft on display
- Specifications (150 hp O-320 engine)
- See also
- Notes
- References
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The Zenair Tri-Z CH 300 is a three-seat Canadian homebuilt light aircraft. A single-engined low-winged monoplane, the CH 300 first flew in 1977, with several hundred kits sold. Development and designThe CH 300 is an enlarged three-seat derivative of the Zenair Zenith CH 200, designed by Chris Heintz in the mid 1970s as the Tri-Zénith.[1] Like the CH 200, it is a low-winged monoplane of all-metal construction with a fixed nosewheel undercarriage, but is larger and more powerful, and is fitted with a rear bench seat capable of accommodating a third adult or two children, and is fitted with a forward sliding canopy. It is designed to be powered by an engine giving between 125 and 180 hp (93 and 134 kW).[2][2] The first example made its maiden flight on 9 July 1977, with over 400 sets of plans sold by 1982.[2] One CH 300, modified with extra fuel tanks and piloted by Robin "Red" Morris, made a non-stop trans-Canada flight between Vancouver International Airport and Halifax International Airport on 1–2 July 1978, covering the 2,759 mile (4,440 km) in 22 hours, 44 mins, setting three FAI Class C-1c point-to-point speed records.[2][2][3] Plans for the CH 300 remained on sale in 1999.[4] The Zenair CH 300 formed the basis for the factory built Zenair CH-2000, which first flew in 1993.[4][5] Variants- CH 300
Basic model with tricycle landing gear - CH 300 TD
"Taildragger" model with conventional landing gear Aircraft on display- Canada Aviation and Space Museum[6]
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}}Notes1. ^Taylor 1976, p.458.
2. ^1 Zenair, Zenair pamphlet, circa 1986.
3. ^"List of records established by the 'Zenair Tri-Z'{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
4. ^1 Taylor 1999, p.535.
5. ^Taylor 1999, p.401.
6. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/collections/artifacts/aircraft/ZenairCH-300Tri-Zenith/|title = Zenair CH-300 Tri-Z|accessdate = 9 June 2012|last = Canada Aviation and Space Museum|date = n.d.}}
7. ^1 2 3 Taylor 1982, p.495.
References{{commons category|Zenair CH 300}}{{refbegin}}- Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1976. {{ISBN|0-354-00538-3}}.
- Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982-83. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. {{ISBN|0-7106-0748-2}}.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000. London:Brassey's, 1999. {{ISBN|1-85753-245-7}}.
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