Building the Zenith CH 750 Cruzer kit airplane: Part One: Internal Wing Assembly

[@avro549B]

A great way to show builders how to do the job properly.

[@gdjungu]

avro549B

[@FlyingtheBigTireCruzer]

Be aware that you still have to drill wing ribs in the kit to final-hole size before assembly. The video was produced when they were experimenting with doing final size holes in the ribs, but this had some problems so soon after the video they reverted the ribs to starter holes for the ribs. It takes a few hours to drill out to #30, then #20 on all the rbis before assembling them like in the video.

[@Try01]

Great, i really love your idea of giving your customers a chance to get the experience of building their own planes. Thank you for posting these kind of videos so that we can get an idea about how you build planes. Great work. Please keep posting these kind of videos

[@davidrobins4025]

Well presented video with lots of good instruction which helps build confidence in your process and product. Thanks for the work.

[@KrushnaBandhu]

I wish I could be a part of the assembling team..

[@ArnieTX]

I'm going to buy one of these kits in 2018.

[@gvrose1]

Why would a person prime the interior wing parts? 6061-T6 AL is highly corrosion resistant. Is there a potential for electrolysis? I live by the ocean and I am considering the 750 cruzer with 15 inch wheels...

[@zenithairco]

Most builders choose not to add additional corrosion protection (as it's simply not deemed necessary). Of course, it's not difficult to add while building and all-metal airplanes do seem to last a lot longer than the original owner / builder.

[@t.hangar]

Were the holes deburred before riveting?

[@amtpdb1]

Are the plans for this aircraft designed for you to be able to make all the parts if you want to, or are they just assembly instructions for prefabbed parts? Thanks for the video.

[@Iowarail]

Why would you use blind fasteners on the rear spar when you could have used solid rivets?? General practice used to be solid fasteners when ever possible.

[@avro549B]

I have no relation to Zenith, other than as an observer, but I believe that blind rivets are their standard. Probably because: 1) they're easier for an amateur to get right, easier to use where a solid rivet would require access to the back of the panel, 2) don't require a bucking partner. 3) Tools required are cheaper too. (RV sell $25 plans for a toolbox kit as a practice piece using their solid rivet technology. Unfortunately, it requires approximately $750 worth of tools for assembly.)

[@Iowarail]

I guess my old Rockwell drill motor, IR 4x rivet gun and other aircraft structures tools are still worth buck!!!!! Maybe when I retire from the railroad in 9 years I will use them again.

[@avro549B]

Start building an RV now, and you should have it finished by the time you retire. :-)* (Hope you found the answer satisfactory.)

[@Iowarail]

I like to stay on the ground now days.

[@denissilva9359]

avro549B

[@AnthonyDigi1205]

What prep was done prier to building the wing will I expect the same easy build

[@TegoSuwarto]

good job

[@ljbern1]

Do the holes have to be deburred before being adding clecos and installing rivets?

[@zenithairco]

Existing burrs do need to be removed. Many pre-drilled parts have no (or very little) burrs to remove.

[@alexandrunistoroiu452]

i guess they forgot to mount the fuel tank :-)

[@donaldmccombs5566]

I would work there for free if I was taught, so if you need a trained manual machinist, cnc set up, cnc operator, and cnc programer let me know.

[@talotam]

What about the fuel cell install?

[@ghhffxgvvg1553]

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[@ramkadela4637]

Aircraft what material video

[@mordimustafa1275]

Do you use a stainless sheet for the skin?

[@zenithairco]

6061-T6 aluminum alloy is used, in various thicknesses. Most of the wing skins are .025-inch thick.

[@abdaleali1438]

Zenith Aircraft Company plz tell me the centimeter of one rip and done reply after 2years ,I wonder two years ago comment u replied last two weeks 😕😀

[@zenithairco]

Sorry but we do not understand what "centimeter of one rip" is asking. We are happy to answer any and all questions that we can understand. www.zenithair.net/contact/

[@mouadlaloui533]

They are using 0.8 mm

[@abdaleali1438]

MOUAD LALOUI thanks bro

[@lutfourrahaman3759]

I like the

[@MatHelm]

Pop riveting a constantly flexing wing?

[@zenithairco]

We've been using Zenair blind (pulled) rivets for the past forty years on the Chris Heintz designs very successfully, and blind rivets are now common practice in the industry (used extensively on Van's Aircraft RV-12, Sonex, Rans, etc.). The use of blind rivets is one of the reasons all-metal aircraft continue to be the most popular kit designs.

[@P51]

So easy, a caveman could do it!

[@denissilva9359]

Craig Williams

[@MarkSDCA]

One thick rib.

[@pb42b0040]

control wire

[@wellingtondasilvaaze]

Toppp

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

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[@amtpdb1]

1 year and no answer! I hope this is not indicative of your customer service.