Officials with Zenith Aircraft unveiled the Zenith CH 750 Super Cruzer, a new all-metal high-wing cross-country cruiser, on opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026.
Featuring side-by-side seating in a 2 + 1 (rear jump seat) configuration, the prototype aircraft, flown to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh from the company’s factory in central Missouri, has completed initial flight tests, company officials noted.
Powered by a stock Lycoming O-360 180-hp engine, the prototype has bubble doors, providing a 50-inch wide cabin, officials added.
Building on the load-carrying capability of Zenith’s current STOL CH 750 Super Duty and the higher cruise speeds of the Zenith CH 750 Cruzer, two designs from aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz, the new Super Cruzer combines the most popular attributes of each of those designs, company officials said.
“It delivers increased cruise speed and cross-country performance while retaining the generous useful load, spacious cabin, short takeoff and landing (STOL) performance, as well as the industry-leading ease of construction that Zenith Aircraft is known for,” officials added.
Like all current Zenith kits, the Super Cruzer utilizes final-hole-size, match-drilled parts and assemblies for quick, accurate, and straightforward kit assembly, relying primarily on blind (pull) rivet assembly, they explain. Zenith estimates kit assembly to be less than 400 hours for typical builders.
According to Zenith Aircraft Company’s President Sebastien Heintz, the CH 750 Super Cruzer “is a natural evolution of the highly successful STOL CH 750 Super Duty and CH 750 Cruzer models, blending utility (higher payload) with more cross-country capability, while taking advantage of MOSAIC’s expanded definition of what a Sport Pilot can fly.”
Zenith Aircraft plans to continue to offer its earlier models, not replacing them with the new CH 750 Super Cruzer, he added.
Roger Dubbert, Zenith’s demo/test pilot and recipient of the 2024 Spirit of Flight Award presented by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, noted: “The prototype Super Cruzer flies just as expected. The controls are perfectly balanced, and the aircraft flew great right from the beginning (despite it being a new prototype). General aviation pilots will feel at home quickly in this new design, and pilots looking for a robust cross-country aircraft that can carry up to two passengers and a real load will really enjoy this aircraft. The fact that it’s still surprisingly STOL is a real bonus.”
Zenith is accepting orders now for the new Zenith CH 750 Super Cruzer, with kit deliveries starting shortly after AirVenture.
As is customary with other Zenith designs, customers can choose to install the engine and avionics of their choice, and different engines and firewall-forward options will be available directly from Zenith, as well as others. Zenith Aircraft also will offer amphibious floats for the CH 750 Super Cruzer, with a gross weight increase to 2,200 pounds while maintaining a similar useful load of 800 pounds.
For more information: ZenithAir.net
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