Zenith Cruzer S/N 11547: FOR SALE

Work on this airplane began in the spring of 2022. Experienced builders from EAA Chapter 563 are guiding area high school students in the construction of a Zenith Cruzer. Our website hosts the project description and an ongoing build log, complete with photos. All components are new. A few factory parts have been modified, mostly by the addition of access panels. The airplane will be left in bare aluminum, but we are prepared to discuss options for painting. The two seats have been upholstered in a neutral gray.

Factory demo aircraft, located in Mexico, MO

The installed engine is the one recommended by Zenith, the 118 hp ULPower 350i (s/n 233502). In addition to av-gas, this engine is rated for 87-octane car-gas and has a 1500-hr TBO. The propeller is a ground-adjustable Sensenich. The design gross weight of the Cruzer is 1440 lb, giving a useful load of about 650 lb.

These components for a Dynon SkyView VFR avionics suite are being installed:

• HDX1100: 10" HDX main display (EFIS)

• EMS-221: engine monitor (CANbus)

• ADAHRS-200: primary air data, AoA, attitude, & heading reference

• MAG-236: remote magnetometer, located outboard in the wing

• GPS-2020: GPS receiver

• XPNDR-261: Mode S transponder & ADS-B-out

• ADSB-472: ADS-B-in, dual channel

• COM-760: 25 kHz COM transceiver

• COM-PANEL: COM channel selector, with airport frequencies

• INTERCOM-2S: intercom panel, radio & HDX

The brakes are those that come with the kit, which are pilot-side toe brakes. A parking brake has also been fitted. There is cabin heat to the floor, and the airplane has lighting suitable for night VFR.

Our current asking price is $95,000. If you begin today to build this airplane, it will cost you about $20,000 more than this. Completion of the airplane is slated for the summer of 2026. The money from the sale will be used to purchase another kit for teenagers to assemble. A chapter of the EAA is not permitted to own an airplane that is flown, and so this airplane will be sold as a project. The airplane has the same engine as the factory demo airplane, seen above, and prospective buyers might take a test flight in it. Our chapter has a DAR who can prepare the final paperwork before the first flight.

Supervision of the build has been by chapter members who are either EAA Tech Counselors, A&P mechanics, or have built their own airplane. For more details, contact the chapter secretary, Karl Kleimenhagen (info@eaa563.org).