Canadian light-aircraft manufacturer Zenair has set up a joint venture with Czech Aircraft Works to manufacture its STOL CH701 and Zodiac CH601 aircraft in the Czech Republic.
The aircraft are to be offered in a choice of three stages of completion: a "fast-build" kit form; as a factory-assembled airframe without engine or avionics; or as a fully factory-assembled aircraft, ready to fly, with a Rotax 912 engine.
Zenair has already supplied jigs and tools to the Czech company at its base in Borsice.
The STOL CH701 is an all-metal, short take-off and landing, light utility aircraft, certificated in Mexico and Israel, with ultra-light certification elsewhere. The Zodiac CH 601 is a two-seat home-built or ultra-light aircraft.
Source: Flight International
