Cessna 150 vs Zenith STOL CH 701

Side-by-side specs, range, and real operating costs for up to 5 aircraft.

Aircraft

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Mission Performance

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Values normalised across compared aircraft. Fuel Economy is inverted (lower burn = higher score). See table below for raw figures.

Mission Performance Details

Metric Cessna 150 Cessna Zenith STOL CH 701 Zenith Aircraft Company (Zenith)
Stall Speed 48 kts 24 kts
Approach Speed 60 kts 32 kts
Cruise Speed 107 kts 74 kts
Range 420 nm 304 nm
Service Ceiling 14,000 ft —
Rate of Climb 670 fpm 1,200 fpm
Fuel Burn 5.6 gph 4.6 gph

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Fuel Burn & Range

Range, endurance, and what the fuel costs by the hour.

Cessna 150 Avgas
5.6 gph
baseline
420 nm range 23 gal usable 4h 06m endurance 19.1 nm/gal $36 fuel/hr
Cessna 150: 5.6 gallons per hour at cruise, 420 nautical mile published range, 4 hour 6 minute endurance, 19.1 nautical miles per gallon.
Zenith STOL CH 701 Mogas
4.6 gph
−1.0 gph
304 nm range 20 gal usable 4h 20m endurance 16.1 nm/gal $23 fuel/hr
Zenith STOL CH 701: 4.6 gallons per hour at cruise, 304 nautical mile published range, 4 hour 20 minute endurance, 16.1 nautical miles per gallon.
Avgas range Mogas range each cell = 1 hr of cruise · width scales with speed

Bars show published still-air range. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the published cruise burn. Estimates only. Always verify against the POH.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

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Cessna 150Avgas
$78 /hr
Cessna 150: $78 per flight hour — fuel $36, maintenance and reserve $42.
Zenith STOL CH 701Mogas
$35 /hr
Zenith STOL CH 701: $35 per flight hour — fuel $23, maintenance and reserve $12.
Cessna 150 Piston
$7,458 /yr
Cessna 150: $7,458 per year — insurance $800, hangar $5,618, annual inspection $1,040.
Zenith STOL CH 701 Piston
$5,866 /yr
Zenith STOL CH 701: $5,866 per year — insurance $800, hangar $4,316, annual inspection $750.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each
1
Cessna 150
2 / 2 seats 23 / 23 gal fuel 340 lb wet payload 478 lb useful 1,600 lb MTOW
Zenith STOL CH 701
2 / 2 seats 20 / 20 gal fuel 400 lb wet payload 520 lb useful 1,100 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Cessna 150
33.2 × 23.9 ft 8.5 ft tall
1× Piston Fixed Unpressurized
Zenith STOL CH 701
27.0 × 20.9 ft 8.6 ft tall
1× Piston Fixed Unpressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

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