UPHOLSTERY KITS from ZENAIR
Reduced Waiting Times for your upholstery kits! (June 2023)
Zenair has been offering beautifully-crafted upholstery kits for Zenith Kitplanes for many years. These seats were only available in faux-leather vinyl for the longest time; since last year, however, builders now also have a cloth option. The padded seats are easy to install and include seat-cushions and seat backs for both seats, a control-stick boot with a "between-the-seats" cover as well as matching padded cabin-sides that extend from under the instrument panel to the front of the seats. Each seat back has a full-color "Zenith Aircraft" embroidered logo on the front, and (for the CH 750) a "map" pocket on the back. Black material and rubber edge-trim for the dash are also included as part of these upholstery kits!
Until recently, these custom upholstery kits were only manufactured once they were ordered, allowing builders to choose from a variety of colors and cabin-side options, but causing significant delays. Since 95% of all seats ordered were two-tone grey (see illustrations below), this pattern has now become the new "norm". We now premanufacture these kits and can usually ship within days of a confirmed order! Other color options available from us in the past (tan, black, burgundy) have now all been discontinued.
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Robust & Easy-to-Clean VINYL
CH 750 STOL, CRUZER & SUPER-DUTY
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ZODIAC CH 601 & 650 SERIES
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or Softer FABRIC Seats
Front Seat for CH 750
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for STOL, CRUZER or Super Duty
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Rear seat for the Super Duty!
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Detail #1
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Details #2
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Detail #3
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Another improvement: Cabin sides are now supplied unassembled allowing the aluminum backing to be easily trimmed before adding the provided foam padding and vinyl (or cloth) covering. This approach allows for a better fit around custom side-mounted cabin features such as fuel valves, air vent holes, map pockets, etc. It also gives builders more options for securing the cabin sides to the airframe: pressure buttons, clips, snaps, Velcro, etc. Once the aluminum backing fits as desired, the supplied foam padding and covering material can be added with contact-cement (not included in the kit). Additional personalized side-pockets for documents, phone, cables, water-bottle, etc. can also be built-into the cabin sides (or not), as desired.
When ordering your Upholstery Kit, you just need to specify the model of the aircraft, your preferred material (vinyl or cloth) and whether you have the standard "Y" stick or a Dual Stick installed (for the appropriate stick boot)!
When ordering your Upholstery Kit, you just need to specify the model of the aircraft, your preferred material (vinyl or cloth) and whether you have the standard "Y" stick or a Dual Stick installed (for the appropriate stick boot)!
Basic 750 Cabin-Side Template
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Cabin-Sides for CH 650
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Trial-fitting a simple cabin-side
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Adding a custom Side Pocket
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PRICES
AIRCRAFT MODEL VINYL SETS (2023) CLOTH SETS (2023)
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CH 701 (Center Stick)***.........................................................
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Not Available US$1055.00
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CH 750 STOL or CRUZER (Center Stick)..............................
CH 750 STOL or CRUZER (Dual Sticks)................................ |
US$1,285.00 US$1,185.00
US$1,340.00 US$1,240.00 |
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Super Duty CH 750-SD (3-seats) (Center Stick)....................
Super Duty CH 750-SD (3-seats) (Dual Sticks)...................... |
US$1,400.00 US$1,290.00
US$1,455.00 $1,345.00 |
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CH 601-XL Zodiac (Center Stick) ..........................................
CH 601-XL Zodiac (Dual Sticks)............................................. |
US$1,510.00 $1,400.00
US$1,565.00 $1,455.00 |
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CH 650 Zodiac (Center Stick)................................................
CH 650 Zodiac (Dual Sticks).................................................. |
US$1,525.00 $1,415.00
US$1,580.00 $1,470.00 |
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CH 601-HD/UL/HDS (Center Stick)*......................................
CH 601-HD/UL/HDS (Dual Sticks)*........................................ |
US$1,425.00 $1,295.00
US$1,490.00 $1,350.00 |
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* Cabin sides in new kits: foam padding and cover material is provided but not affixed to the aluminum side-panels (see above for more information).
** All kits are now two-tone gray (light for the seat centers and dark for the seat edges; stick boot(s) and side-panels are usually dark grey). *** CH 701 Upholstery kits are very basic. They includes just the seat cushions and extra fabric for custom (self-made) cabin-sides & trim; no stick boot. Note: These kits do not include carpeting of any kind for the cabin floor and/or rear baggage areas. |
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PACKING LIST AND ORDERING PROCESS (new)
You can order an Upholstery Kit for your CH model directly from Zenith Aircraft Co. (ZAC). The easiest way to order is to complete one of the forms below and to send it to Kaitlyn by e-mail at: kaitlyn@zenithair.com You will receive a custom Quote/Invoice by return e-mail, showing your total price for all selected features. Standard ZAC conditions of sale apply. Call 573-581-9000 if you have questions.
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Kits include upholstered seat cushions & backs for all seats, "boot" for control stick (except for CH 701), upholstered cabin sides and extras (see forms for details).
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STOL CH 701 UPHOLSTERY KIT
Below: A few pictures of the basic, two-tone cloth seats (with standard embroidered Zenith Aircraft Logo) for the STOL CH 701:
3-section one-piece CH 701 cloth seats
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Set of cloth seat cushions in the CH 701
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Detail of a customized cabin-side panel (with cut-out for access to fuel valve).
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"Just wanted to drop a note to all concerned from start to finish on my upholstery kit I just received. Tried a fitting today and with the exception of slightly filing a bracket or two just under the side rails, the fit is perfect! From the videos I've seen, I always thought the logo was imprinted or stamped in. How delightful to see a classy embroidered emblem, to my surprise! "So, I'm very happy with fit and color and quality of workmanship. Please thank the crew in the Great White North for me, eh?! :-)" Dave M. (Zodiac Builder/Owner) |