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The Zenair CH 180 Super Acro-Z is an aerobatic light aircraft, that was designed by Chris Heintz and built by Zenair in the 1980s.[1][2][3][4]

Zenair CH 180
Role	Homebuilt light aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	Canada
Manufacturer	Zenair
Designer	Chris Heintz
First flight	1982
Developed from	Zenair CH 150

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1992-93[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 20 ft 2 in (6.15 m)
• Wingspan: 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m)
• Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
• Wing area: 85 sq ft (7.9 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 0015[5]
• Empty weight: 800 lb (363 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 27 imp gal (32 US gal; 120 l) in two fuselage tanks
• Powerplant: 1 × Textron Lycoming IO-360 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW) with fuel injection
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

• Cruise speed: 165 kn (190 mph, 306 km/h)
• Stall speed: 42 kn (48 mph, 78 km/h)
• Range: 565 nmi (650 mi, 1,046 km) with max fuel 55% power
• Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
• g limits: ⁺8 normal (+12 ultimate)
• Roll rate: 270°/s
• Rate of climb: 3,000 ft/min (15 m/s)

See also

Related development

• Zenair CH 150

References

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